Self-Awareness
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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? == | ||
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| + | 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]): | ||
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| + | * 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 | ||
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| + | 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] | ||
