Self-Awareness - Revision history

Jfromm at 21:13, 22 February 2011

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	* NYTimes article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/science/11MACH.html Can Robots Become Conscious?]		* NYTimes article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/science/11MACH.html Can Robots Become Conscious?]

		+	[[Category:Psychology]]
	[[Category:Consciousness]]		[[Category:Consciousness]]
	[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]		[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]

Jfromm: /* Can computers become self-aware? */

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Can computers become self-aware?

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	they are aware of what's happening on the keybooard, they are		they are aware of what's happening on the keybooard, they are
	aware of what's on the monitor. They are also conscious		aware of what's on the monitor. They are also conscious
-	of some items, while others can be considered as "unconscious":	+	of some items and information, for instance icons and files,
		+	while others can be considered as "unconscious":

-	* conscious items = ~~icons and files~~ in memory/on desktop	+	* conscious items = information in memory/on desktop
-	* unconscious items = ~~files~~ not in memory/on desktop	+	* unconscious items = information not in memory/on desktop

	Yet even if there is an icon of the computer on the desktop,		Yet even if there is an icon of the computer on the desktop,

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Links

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	* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness Self-Awareness]		* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness Self-Awareness]
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		+	* NYTimes article: [http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/11/science/11MACH.html Can Robots Become Conscious?]

	[[Category:Consciousness]]		[[Category:Consciousness]]
	[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]		[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]

Jfromm: /* Can computers become self-aware? */

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Can computers become self-aware?

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	their sub-systems. They know how much memory they have left,		their sub-systems. They know how much memory they have left,
	they are aware of what's happening on the keybooard, they are		they are aware of what's happening on the keybooard, they are
-	aware of what's on the monitor.	+	aware of what's on the monitor. They are also conscious
		+	of some items, while others can be considered as "unconscious":

-	Yet the computer as a whole is not self-aware. There is no	+	* conscious items = icons and files in memory/on desktop
		+	* unconscious items = files not in memory/on desktop
		+
		+	Yet even if there is an icon of the computer on the desktop,
		+	the computer as a whole is not self-aware. There is no
	perception of a self possible, because there is no perception.		perception of a self possible, because there is no perception.
	A computer is not embedded in a perceive-reason-action cycle.		A computer is not embedded in a perceive-reason-action cycle.

Jfromm: /* Can organizations become self-aware? */

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Can organizations become self-aware?

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	of their own image, people do not think that corporations		of their own image, people do not think that corporations
	might be capable of [[Self-Consciousness\|self-consciousness]].		might be capable of [[Self-Consciousness\|self-consciousness]].
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		+	In principle any organization or society of agents can develop
		+	a form of [[Collective consciousness\|collective consciousness]]
		+	if it is complex enough.

	== Can computers become self-aware? ==		== Can computers become self-aware? ==

Jfromm: /* Steps towards self-awareness */

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Steps towards self-awareness

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	distinction between [[Self\|self]] and non-self. The second		distinction between [[Self\|self]] and non-self. The second
	step is a coarse understanding of language and a crude		step is a coarse understanding of language and a crude
-	perception of individuals in general.	+	perception of individuals in general. A robot
		+	usually cannot recognize or perceive itself,
		+	if it is not able to understand language.
		+
		+	In animals, information about the system
		+	itself is so important that it is usually
		+	processed and controlled by an own system,
		+	the limbic system and the autonomic nervous
		+	system, or in other words, largely by emotions.
		+	"Information about the system itself" is
		+	processed by the limbic system, and "information
		+	about other things" by the cerebral cortex.
		+
		+	If robots are able to understand things
		+	through language, then the point where
		+	they start to distinguish "information about
		+	the system itself" and "information about
		+	other things" is the point where self-awareness
		+	begins. To know the self means to know where
		+	the self ends, and where the rest of the world
		+	begins.

	== Links ==		== Links ==

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	Corporations, companies and organizations can become		Corporations, companies and organizations can become
-	aware of themselves and their image. A corporation	+	aware of themselves and their image among other
-	can be attributed with the full BDI spectrum of	+	organizations and the public. A corporation
		+	can be attributed with the full BDI (Belief-Desire-Intention) spectrum of
	activities, it can (see [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=can-a-robot-an-insect-or]):		activities, it can (see [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=can-a-robot-an-insect-or]):

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	Although corporations and organizations can be aware		Although corporations and organizations can be aware
	of their own image, people do not think that corporations		of their own image, people do not think that corporations
-	might be capable of self-consciousness.	+	might be capable of [[Self-Consciousness\|self-consciousness]].

	== Can computers become self-aware? ==		== Can computers become self-aware? ==

Jfromm at 13:50, 1 February 2009

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	Furthermore, it includes the concept that one exists as an		Furthermore, it includes the concept that one exists as an
	individual, separate from other individuals, with private thoughts.		individual, separate from other individuals, with private thoughts.
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		+	== Can organizations become self-aware? ==
		+
		+	Corporations, companies and organizations can become
		+	aware of themselves and their image. A corporation
		+	can be attributed with the full BDI spectrum of
		+	activities, it can (see [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=can-a-robot-an-insect-or]):
		+
		+	* believe that its profit margin will soon increase
		+	* believe that a certain company is one of its main competitors
		+	* intend to release a new product this January
		+	* intend to adopt a new sales strategy
		+	* want to change its corporate image
		+
		+	If an organization is treated as an disembodied
		+	agent without physical body, then only those
		+	abstract mental states are used to explain the
		+	behavior which do not involve a body (no pleasure,
		+	pain, feelings or consciousness).
		+	Although corporations and organizations can be aware
		+	of their own image, people do not think that corporations
		+	might be capable of self-consciousness.

	== Can computers become self-aware? ==		== Can computers become self-aware? ==
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	== Links ==		== Links ==
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		+	* SciAm article: [http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=can-a-robot-an-insect-or Can a Robot, an Insect or God Be Aware?]

	* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness Self-Awareness]		* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness Self-Awareness]

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	step is a coarse understanding of language and a crude		step is a coarse understanding of language and a crude
	perception of individuals in general.		perception of individuals in general.
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	== Links ==		== Links ==

Jfromm: New page: '''Self-awareness''' is the explicit understanding that one exists. It is the by-product of complex perceptions and arises through self-identification of oneself. In the repeated form it ...

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New page: '''Self-awareness''' is the explicit understanding that one exists. It is the by-product of complex perceptions and arises through self-identification of oneself. In the repeated form it ...

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'''Self-awareness''' is the explicit understanding that
one exists. It is the by-product of complex perceptions
and arises through self-identification of oneself.
In the repeated form it is related to [[Self-Consciousness]].
Furthermore, it includes the concept that one exists as an
individual, separate from other individuals, with private thoughts.

== Can computers become self-aware? ==

In a limited sense computers are already self-aware of
their sub-systems. They know how much memory they have left,
they are aware of what's happening on the keybooard, they are
aware of what's on the monitor.

Yet the computer as a whole is not self-aware. There is no
perception of a self possible, because there is no perception.
A computer is not embedded in a perceive-reason-action cycle.
Similarly, the internet can not become self-aware, because
it does not perceive anything, and it does not have a self.

There is no reason why an autonomous software agent
should not be able to become self-aware to a certain
degree - wether it is an autonomous software agent or
hardware robot. They have a self embedded in an environment,
and they perceive their environment.
Yet full self-awareness is probably not possible without
an understanding of language.

== Steps towards self-awareness ==

Awareness of oneself as an individual requires
awareness of other individuals and individual personalities
in general. The perception, representation and identification
of individuals is possible by an understanding of
language. Therefore full self-awareness is probably
not possible without an full understanding of language -
except the humans, no animal has developed full self-awareness
or self-consciousness.

The first steps towards self-awareness is a rudimentary
distinction between [[Self|self]] and non-self. The second
step is a coarse understanding of language and a crude
perception of individuals in general.

== Links ==

* Wikipedia Entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-awareness Self-Awareness]

[[Category:Consciousness]]
[[Category:Self-Star Properties]]