Logical Evaluation of Consciousness: For Incorporating Consciousness into Machine Architecture
arXiv Preprint Archive February 1, 2010 C. N. Padhy, R. R. Panda
Machine Consciousness is examined from biological, philosophical, mathematical, and physical perspectives to design a programmable system architecture that behaves consciously like a biological model. A definition of consciousness is developed, characterized by four parameters: parasitic, symbiotic, self-referral, and reproduction. A biologically inspired consciousness architecture is proposed with four layers—quantum, cellular, organ, and behavioral—and the characteristics of consciousness are traced at each layer. Physical and algorithmic architectures are estimated to devise a system that can behave consciously.