Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness
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چکیده
The mystery of consciousness has enthralled human beings from time immemorial. The formal study of consciousness had been restricted mainly to philosophers and logicians in the past. However, with the development of fields like Computers and Cognitive Science, people from different disciplines are studying this subject and shedding new light upon it. Research in Artificial Intelligence has given rise to interesting questions such as: “Can human beings create machines who can think and act like humans?” This paper tries to present an informal overview of Artificial Intelligence, analyze the relationship between intelligence and consciousness, and finally discuss the possibility of artificial intelligence and consciousness.
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