Consciousness is often thought to be that aspect of mind that is least amenable to being understood or replicated by artificial intelligence (AI). The first-personal, subjective, what-it's-like-to-be-something nature of consciousness is thought to be untouchable by the computations, algorithms, processing and functions of AI method....
Each seminar is preceded by a brief meeting of the PAICS Research Group. If you arrive early, please enter quietly.
For more information or to reserve a speaking slot, contact the seminar organizer Joel Parthemore. Diverse participation is encouraged, as shown by the membership, which is drawn departments and schools across the university, including faculty, research fellows, DPhil students, and masters students.
09 Oct: Ron Chrisley:Varieties of Artificial Consciousness
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"We needed a name and deliberately didn't want to make it boring, like 'The Philosophy of AI and Cognitive Science Research Group Work in Progress Seminar'. We wanted it to help forge a common approach, without being too restrictive. We noticed that a lot of people's work had 'e-' words in them: 'evolutionary', 'embodied', 'experiential', 'externalist'.... As for 'intentionality', we wanted something that would circumscribe all these things we're interested in, and systems that exhibit "aboutness" seemed a good take on this. But why did we really choose that name? Come and buy us a drink, and we'll tell you."
