creators_name: Menant, C.
creators_id: christophe.menant@hotmail.fr
type: confpaper
datestamp: 2008-04-24 16:37:00
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:06
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title: Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness
ispublished: pub
subjects: phil-mind
subjects: comp-sci-art-intel
full_text_status: public
keywords: artificial consiousness, self consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, robots, evolution, meaning, representation, auto-representation, con-specifics, emotions  
note: Symposium details available at: http://www.aaai.org/Library/Symposia/Fall/fs07-01.php
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
date_type: published
volume: AAAI F
number: FS-07-
publisher: AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Menant, Mr C.  (2007) Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness.  [Conference Paper]     
document_url: http://cogprints.org/6013/1/FS01MenantCh20070905074007.pdf