Grounded Computation & Consciousness: A Framework for Exploring Consciousness in Machines & Other Organisms

Ryan Williams
9/24/2024
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Computational modeling is a critical tool for understanding consciousness, but is it enough on its own? This paper discusses the necessity for an ontological basis of consciousness, and introduces a formal framework for grounding computational descriptions into an ontological substrate. Utilizing this technique, a method is demonstrated for estimating the difference in qualitative experience between two systems. This framework has wide applicability to computational theories of consciousness.

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@article{williams2024grounded,
  title  = {Grounded Computation & Consciousness: A Framework for Exploring Consciousness in Machines & Other Organisms},
  author = {Ryan Williams},
  year   = {2024},
  eprint = {2409.16036},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url    = {http://arxiv.org/abs/2409.16036v1}
}

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