Papers
Can Learning take us past Programs to Consciousness?
by John H Andreae
This is the text of a previously unpublished, invited address delivered at the Fifth Biannual Conference on Artificial Neural Networks and Expert Systems, ANNES'2001, held at the University of Otago, Dunedin, N.Z. 22-24 November 2001. A one page summary of the address appeared in the Proceedings of the Conference.
Keywords
Consciousness, Learning, Robot.
Domains
Artificial intelligence, Cognition.
Abstract
A human-like, intelligent, conscious robot is the ultimate goal for many researchers and has been mine for 40 years. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Connectionism seem to be getting nowhere, while Neuroscience forges ahead with consciousness in its sights. Here, I argue (again!) that AI and Connectionism must abandon top-level programs and encodingism to get back into the race for consciousness. Full text (pdf, 78KB)
A Microworld for Robot Awareness
by John H Andreae
Keywords
Robot, Consciousness, Microworld.
Abstract
The Squash-Pop microworld is designed for experiments in robot awareness. Robot behaviour in this microworld is analysed in terms of various conditions for consciousness suggested by philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists. It is found that robot design demands more precise conditions than these. Full text (pdf, 80.3KB)