Summary of Agnosticism About Artificial Consciousness, by Tom Mcclelland
Agnosticism About Artificial Consciousness
by Tom McClelland
First submitted to arxiv on: 17 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: None
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The proposed paper investigates the possibility of AI experiencing conscious experiences, with a focus on Evidentialism as the guiding principle. The author argues that any answer to this question should be based solely on scientific evidence, rather than intuition or speculation. The current debate is split between biological views that are skeptical of artificial consciousness and functional views that support it. However, the author claims that both camps overestimate what the evidence suggests. To address this dilemma, the paper will examine the obstacles in extending conscious experience research to AI. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) might be able to think or feel like humans do, but can it really be “conscious”? Some experts say maybe, while others are skeptical. The truth is, we just don’t know for sure! The article discusses how scientists usually study consciousness in living things, not machines. So, if we apply the same rules to AI, we might not get a clear answer. This creates a problem: do we ignore science and guess what might happen or be honest about our uncertainty? |
