Consciousness: Perspectives from symbolic and connectionist AI

Journal/Book: Neuropsychologia. 1995; 33: The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England OX5 1GB. Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd. 1075-1086.

Abstract: While consciousness has not been a major concern of most AI researchers, some theorists have tried to explore how computational models might explain consciousness. I explore how far computational models might go in explaining consciousness, focusing on three aspects of conscious mental states: their instrinsic intentionality, the awareness a subject has of the contents of these intentional states, and the distinctive qualitative character of these states. I describe and evaluate strategies for developing connectionist systems that satisfy these aspects of consciousness.

Note: Article W Bechtel, Washington Univ, Dept Philosophy, Philosophy Neurosci & Psychol Program, St Louis, MO 63130 USA

Keyword(s): consciousness; intentionality; qualia; AI; connectionism; neural networks; INTENTIONALITY; MINDS

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