A Computational Framework for Implementing Agent Consciousness
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چکیده
Mainly relying on Baars’ "Global Workspace" theory of consciousness, we identify computational correlates of consciousness and discuss their possible representation within a model of intelligent agents. We first review a particular agent implementation that is given by an abstract machine, and then identify the extensions that are required in order to accommodate the main aspects of consciousness. This amounts to unconscious process coalitions that result in the creation of contexts. These extensions can be formulated within a reified virtual machine encompassing a representation of the original machine as well as an additional introspective component. This computational framework is illustrating throughout using a simple working example.
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