Overview

This book presents a groundbreaking journey into the world of Generative AI technology and offers an in-depth look at the prospect of AI achieving consciousness. The book navigates through various historical and modern perspectives on AI, from ancient myths to the Turing Test to the latest in technological advancements. It covers the theoretical and practical aspects of creating a conscious AI, including the specifications for synthetic consciousness and the integration of AI with human cognition. The book questions whether generative AI can meet the traditional criteria of consciousness and how this might be realized. FEATURES Specifies the design choices and implementation strategies that must be followed to successfully build machines that are conscious Explores the entire spectrum of AI development, from ancient origins to the potential future of conscious machines Offers a critical examination of the Turing Test, its variations, and its relevance to modern AI Provides insights into the potential paths and challenges in achieving synthetic consciousness in AI

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Author:   Jean Tardy
Publisher:   Mercury Learning and Information
Imprint:   Mercury Learning and Information
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9781501521737

ISBN 10:   150152173
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   27 December 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1: Consciousness as Cognitive Capability 2: Ancient Origins of the AI Quest 3: AI Clarifies Human Cognition 4: Early Failures Hamper the Quest 5: AI Research and the Fear of Success 6: The Engineering of Consciousness 7: Archaic Representations of AI 8: The Intelligence of Automatons 9: Analysis of the Turing Test 10: Evaluation of the Turing Test 11: Discarded Avenues of AI Investigations12: A Successful Design Strategy 13: AI and the Human Entity 14: The Aware Human as Baseline 15: A Relational Template for Consciousness16: Lucid Self-Transformation 17: Specifications of Synthetic Consciousness18: Generative AI and Consciousness 19: The Lucid Self-Transformation of Generative AI Conclusion References Index

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Jean E. Tardy is a systems analyst and expert in artificial intelligence. Following a rigorous top-down process, he developed a detailed system architecture to implement synthetic consciousness in autonomous agents.

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