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AGI and Machine Consciousness

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Theoretical Foundations of Artificial General Intelligence

Part of the book series: Atlantis Thinking Machines ((ATLANTISTM,volume 4))

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This review discusses some of main issues to be addressed to design a conscious AGI agent: the agent’s sense of the body, the interaction with the environment, the agent’s sense of time, the free will of the agent, the capability for the agent to have some form of experience, and finally the relationship between consciousness and creativity.

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Could consciousness be a theoretical time bomb, ticking away in the belly of AI? Who can say? John Haugeland [24] (p. 247).

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  1. Viale delle Scienze, DICGIM—University of Palermo, Building 6, 90128, Palermo, Italy

    Antonio Chella

  2. Institute of Consumption, Communication and Behavior, IULM University, Via Carlo, Bo, 8, 16033, Milan, Italy

    Riccardo Manzotti

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Chella, A., Manzotti, R. (2012). AGI and Machine Consciousness. In: Wang, P., Goertzel, B. (eds) Theoretical Foundations of Artificial General Intelligence. Atlantis Thinking Machines, vol 4. Atlantis Press, Paris. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-91216-62-6_14

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