“Alexa, Are You Conscious?”: Exploring the Possibility of Machine Consciousness

This thesis seeks to answer the following question: “could a machine be capable of consciousness?” I begin to tackle this question by providing a presumed definition of consciousness, employing Bernard Baars’ Global Workspace Theory. Next, I look to various discussions of machine intelligence and wh...

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Main Author: Cornwell, Emma
Format: Others
Published: Scholarship @ Claremont 2019
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Online Access:https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/1375
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2416&context=scripps_theses