Evaluating the explanatory power of the Conscious Turing Machine
(2024) In Consciousness and Cognition 124.- Abstract
- The recent “Conscious Turing Machine” (CTM) proposal offered by Manuel and Lenore Blum aims to define and explore consciousness, contribute to the solution of the hard problem, and demonstrate the value of theoretical computer science with respect to the study of consciousness. Surprisingly, given the ambitiousness and novelty of the proposal (and the prominence of its creators), CTM has received relatively little attention. We here seek to remedy this by offering an exhaustive evaluation of CTM. Our evaluation considers the explanatory power of CTM in three different domains of interdisciplinary consciousness studies: the philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience, and computation. Based on our evaluation in each of the target domains, at... (More)
- The recent “Conscious Turing Machine” (CTM) proposal offered by Manuel and Lenore Blum aims to define and explore consciousness, contribute to the solution of the hard problem, and demonstrate the value of theoretical computer science with respect to the study of consciousness. Surprisingly, given the ambitiousness and novelty of the proposal (and the prominence of its creators), CTM has received relatively little attention. We here seek to remedy this by offering an exhaustive evaluation of CTM. Our evaluation considers the explanatory power of CTM in three different domains of interdisciplinary consciousness studies: the philosophy of mind, cognitive neuroscience, and computation. Based on our evaluation in each of the target domains, at present, any claim that CTM constitutes progress is premature. Nevertheless, the model has potential, and we highlight several possible avenues of future research which proponents of the model may pursue in its development. (Less)
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- Kirkeby-Hinrup, Asger LU ; Stenseke, Jakob LU and Overgaard, Morten
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- 2024-08-19
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
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- keywords
- Consciousness, Turing machines, CTM, Explanatory power, Computer science, Cognitive neuroscience, Philosophy of mind
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- Consciousness and Cognition
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- 124
- article number
- 103736
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- Elsevier
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- pmid:39163807
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- 1053-8100
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.concog.2024.103736
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- English
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