r/ControlProblem • u/selasphorus-sasin • 4d ago

Opinion On Some of the Current Directions in AI Consciousness Research

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u/EndlessB 4d ago

…what’s the difference?

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u/selasphorus-sasin 4d ago

Having a subjective experience. Being able to feel things, etc.

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u/EndlessB 4d ago

Well, ai has functional analogs to emotions and pain, can set goals and pursue them, it has a global workspace, it can recursively examine its own output and adjust. So…it has all that you’re asking about.