Cognitive Approach to Conscious Machines
Pentti O. Haikonen
Could a machine have an immaterial
mind? The author argues that true conscious machines can be built, but
rejects artificial intelligence and classical neural networks in favour
of the emulation of the cognitive processes of the brain—the flow
of inner speech, inner imagery and emotions. This results in a non-numeric
meaning-processing machine with distributed information representation
and system reactions. It is argued that this machine would be conscious;
it would be aware of its own existence and its mental content and perceive
this as immaterial. This work presents innovative views of consciousness
and the mind–body problem, and it is a must for anyone interested in consciousness
research and the latest ideas in the forthcoming technology of mind.
"This book is an important attack
on the problem of machine consciousness, based on general perceptual modes
of human brain processing. It's concise sentences and broad coverage propel
the reader towards the powerful vision of the author, that of a complex
but comprehendable inner architecture required for creating some level
of consciousness in a machine, one undoubtedly standing at the portals
of awareness. A 'must' for those concerned with consciousness in all its
ramifications." Prof. John G. Taylor, Dept. of Mathematics, King's
College London
"The book is well-written, approachable
and relatively non-technical, laying down a comprehensive background before
adding novel views on consciousness and the mind-body problem. Novices
will receive a good introduction to AI, while experts can muse on new
ideas related to consciousness and technology of the mind." Research
News & Opportunities in Science and Technology, May 2003.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I - Thinking and Computation
- Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Neural Networks to the Rescue
- Part II - Cognition and Consciousness
- Cognition and Perception
- Learning, Reasoning, and Intelligence
- Emotions and Cognition
- Language and Thought
- Consciousness
- Part III - Technology of the Mind
- Machine Models for Cognition and Consciousness
- Representation of Information
- Artificial Associative Neurons and Neuron Groups
- Models for Machine Perception Processes
- A Cognitive Machine Architecture
- Models for Motor Functions
- Machine Emotions
- Language and Inner Speech
- Inner Imagery and Thinking
- Machine Consciousness
- Consciousness Technology and Final Questions
· ISBN 0-907845-42-8
· Published June 2003 by Imprint Academic ·
Paperback · 283 pages ·
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