A test for consciousness.

• Autores: Christof Koch, Giulio Tononi
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 304, Nº. 6, 2011, págs. 44-47
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses intelligent behavior of computers. According to the authors, intelligent behavior of computers continues to improve, but they remain far removed from a consciousness of the world around them. They note that computer scientists and neurobiologists ponder the question of whether it will be possible to tell if a machine is truly conscious and discuss how a simple test, which can be performed at home with this magazine and a pair of scissors, may ascertain whether such a machine has finally arrived. Topics include a discussion of what consciousness is and the integrated information theory of consciousness, which attempts to explain the relationship between conscious information and intuitiveness.