On the Relationship Between General Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness

Authors : Ferhat Onur

Pages : 15-23

Doi:10.26650/arcp.1417812

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Publication Date : 2024-06-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Artificial intelligence research continues at full speed with countless applications where its effects can be directly observed. However, the ultimate goal of these efforts is not just to produce technologies that make our lives easier but also to achieve the kind of intelligence that humans possess—namely, artificial general intelligence and beyond. We want AI to not only be a chess master, drive a car, or serve as an assistant but also to engage in meaningful communication, come up with creative ideas, have common sense, and think about the world. When discussing the possibility of such intelligence., philosophical problems arise. Prominent among these is the epistemological problem of how we can know whether AI has real intelligence like humans. At this point, the behaviorist approach, which seeks signs of intelligence in exhibited behaviours, may be justified; however, there is a catch. AI must convince us that it indeed possesses general intelligence. The fact that consciousness could play a role in this attempt at persuasion would imply that AI and consciousness are more strongly interconnected than previously thought. In the goal of becoming more autonomous beings/individuals, the path of AI may intersect with the existence of consciousness.
Keywords : Bilinç, genel yapay zeka, Turing testi, davranışçılık, savavarımlı çıkarım