Without getting into what "consciousness" is in humans, and how that works, some type of "controller" or attention module must be done in an AGI, because given a wide range of options and goals, it must allocate its time and enery into what it should be doign at any one point in time.
The design of this single module woudl be very interesting to look at. A simple case is physically watching a scene, and attention is grabbed whenever motion is seen, such as a car passing by you or a bird flying past the window. What will control the attention of an AGI though? It is preumably progrqammed to accept input and directions from us, but it must have a Motivational module to make decisions about what is "important" as well. I dont think there is anything mystical about free-will / consiousness when applied to AGI though. On some level the AGI will have some form of autonomy, if nothing else, then at a low decicision making choice it will have the ability to say, I choose A over B randomly when no other factors are involved. What level of autonomy and how much freedom they have will be an intersting thing to follow. James Ratcliff Mike Tintner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: YKY: Consciousness is not central to AGI . The human mind consists of a two-tier structure. On top, you have this conscious, executive mind that takes most of the decisions about which way the system will go - basically does the steering. On bottom, you have the unconscious, subordinate mind that does nearly all the information processing, both briefing and executing the executive mind's decisions, putting the words in its mouth and forming the thoughts in its head, while continually pressuring the executive mind with conflicting emotions, and at the same time monitoring and controlling the immensely complex operations of the body. (Forget about consciousness/ sentience here - the big deal is simply that two-tier structure). You guys think you can have a successful AGI without the same basic structure? --------------------------------- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?&; _______________________________________ James Ratcliff - http://falazar.com Looking for something... --------------------------------- Looking for earth-friendly autos? Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=fabd7936
