Efforts to create computational models of consciousness have accelerated over the last two
decades, creating a field that has become known as artificial consciousness. There have …

Despite many efforts, there are no computational models of consciousness that can be used
to design conscious intelligent machines. This is mainly attributed to available definitions of …

Whether current or near-term AI systems could be conscious is a topic of scientific interest
and increasing public concern. This report argues for, and exemplifies, a rigorous and …

Since the beginnings of computer technology, researchers have speculated about the
possibility of building smart machines that could compete with human intelligence. Given the …

The quest to understand consciousness, once the purview of philosophers and theologians,
is now actively pursued by scientists of many stripes. This paper studies consciousness from …

Consciousness is undoubtedly one of the last remaining scientific mysteries and hence one
of the greatest contemporary scientific challenges. How does the brain's activity result in the …

We report the results of an academic survey into the theoretical and methodological
foundations, common assumptions, and the current state of the field of consciousness …

Artificial Intelligence is at a turning point, with a substantial increase in projects aiming to
implement sophisticated forms of human intelligence in machines. This research attempts to …

" Consciousness is widely perceived as one of the most fundamental, interesting and difficult
problems of our time. However, we still know next to nothing about the relationship between …

This introductory chapter attempts to clarify the philosophical, empirical, and theoretical
bases on which a cognitive neuroscience approach to consciousness can be founded. We …