creators_name: Menant, Christophe
creators_id: christophe.menant@hotmail.fr
type: confposter
datestamp: 2007-12-10 21:43:43
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:01
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title: Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness

ispublished: pub
subjects: phil-mind
full_text_status: public
keywords: artificial consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, self-consciousness, evolution, auto-representation, self-representation
abstract: Current research on artificial consciousness is focused on phenomenal consciousness and on functional consciousness. We propose to shift the focus to self-consciousness in order to open new areas of investigation. We use an existing scenario where self-consciousness is considered as the result of an evolution of representations. Application of the scenario to the possible build up of a conscious robot also introduces questions relative to emotions in robots. Areas of investigation are proposed as a continuation of this approach.
date: 2007-11-11
date_type: published
volume: AI and
publisher: AAAI Press
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Menant, Mr. Christophe  (2007) Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness.  [Conference Poster]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/5866/3/FS01MenantCh20070905074007.pdf