Consciousness and Artificial Intelligence

  1. Theoretical Frameworks for Artificial Consciousness
    1. Information Integration Theory (IIT)
      1. Core Axioms
        1. Existence
          1. Conscious Systems Exist
          2. Composition
            1. Conscious Systems are Structured
            2. Information
              1. Conscious Systems are Informative
              2. Integration
                1. Conscious Systems are Unified
                2. Exclusion
                  1. Conscious Systems are Definite
                3. Postulates and Phi (Φ) as a Measure of Consciousness
                  1. Calculating Phi
                    1. Information Integration
                      1. Effective Information
                        1. Minimum Information Partition
                        2. Interpretation of Phi Values
                          1. Consciousness Levels
                            1. Threshold Effects
                          2. Applying IIT to Artificial Systems
                            1. Challenges and Limitations
                              1. Computational Complexity
                                1. Practical Implementation
                                2. Empirical Approaches
                                  1. Measuring Phi in Networks
                                    1. Artificial Network Analysis
                                  2. Criticisms of IIT
                                    1. Counterintuitive Implications
                                      1. Panpsychist Consequences
                                        1. Computational Tractability
                                      2. Global Workspace Theory (GWT) and Global Neuronal Workspace Theory (GNWT)
                                        1. The "Theater of Consciousness" Metaphor
                                          1. Spotlight of Attention
                                            1. Workspace Dynamics
                                              1. Coalition Formation
                                              2. Conscious vs. Unconscious Processing
                                                1. Access to Global Workspace
                                                  1. Competition and Selection
                                                    1. Threshold Effects
                                                      1. Ignition and Amplification
                                                      2. Architectural Blueprints for Conscious AI
                                                        1. The "Blackboard" System
                                                          1. Modular Integration
                                                            1. Broadcasting Mechanisms
                                                              1. Attention Networks
                                                              2. Empirical Support
                                                                1. Neuroimaging Evidence
                                                                  1. EEG Studies
                                                                    1. Clinical Applications
                                                                  2. Higher-Order Thought (HOT) Theories
                                                                    1. Consciousness as Metacognition
                                                                      1. Awareness of Mental States
                                                                        1. Introspective Consciousness
                                                                        2. Higher-Order Perceptual and Representational Models
                                                                          1. First-Order vs. Higher-Order Representations
                                                                            1. HOT vs. HOP Theories
                                                                              1. Recursive Representations
                                                                              2. Implementing Self-Monitoring in AI
                                                                                1. Meta-Representation
                                                                                  1. Feedback Loops
                                                                                    1. Self-Model Architecture
                                                                                      1. Introspective Mechanisms
                                                                                      2. Criticisms and Challenges
                                                                                        1. Infinite Regress Problem
                                                                                          1. Unconscious HOTs
                                                                                            1. Empirical Testability
                                                                                          2. Predictive Processing and the Free Energy Principle
                                                                                            1. The Brain as a Prediction Machine
                                                                                              1. Hierarchical Predictive Coding
                                                                                                1. Bayesian Brain Hypothesis
                                                                                                  1. Prediction Error Minimization
                                                                                                  2. Minimizing Prediction Error (Surprisal)
                                                                                                    1. Bayesian Inference
                                                                                                      1. Active Inference
                                                                                                        1. Precision-Weighted Prediction Errors
                                                                                                        2. Consciousness as a Model of the World
                                                                                                          1. Internal Generative Models
                                                                                                            1. Self-Models
                                                                                                              1. Phenomenal Self-Model
                                                                                                              2. Applications to AI
                                                                                                                1. Predictive Coding Networks
                                                                                                                  1. Active Inference Agents
                                                                                                                    1. Hierarchical Temporal Memory
                                                                                                                  2. Other Notable Theories
                                                                                                                    1. Attention Schema Theory
                                                                                                                      1. Modeling Attention in the Brain
                                                                                                                        1. Attention as Simplified Model
                                                                                                                          1. Implications for Artificial Systems
                                                                                                                            1. Social Attention and Theory of Mind
                                                                                                                            2. Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR)
                                                                                                                              1. Quantum Processes in Consciousness
                                                                                                                                1. Microtubules and Quantum Coherence
                                                                                                                                  1. Controversies and Criticisms
                                                                                                                                    1. Quantum Biology
                                                                                                                                    2. Recurrent Processing Theory
                                                                                                                                      1. Feedforward vs. Recurrent Processing
                                                                                                                                        1. Lamme's Theory
                                                                                                                                          1. Neural Synchrony
                                                                                                                                          2. Integrated Cognitive-Emotional Processing
                                                                                                                                            1. Emotion and Consciousness
                                                                                                                                              1. Affective Consciousness
                                                                                                                                                1. Embodied Emotion

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                                                                                                                                            5. Engineering and Architectural Approaches