Evaluating the explanatory power of the Conscious Turing Machine

IF 2.1 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL Consciousness and Cognition Pub Date : 2024-08-19 DOI:10.1016/j.concog.2024.103736

Asger Kirkeby-Hinrup , Jakob Stenseke , Morten S. Overgaard

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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.

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评估有意识图灵机的解释力

曼纽尔-布卢姆（Manuel Blum）和莱诺尔-布卢姆（Lenore Blum）最近提出的 "有意识图灵机"（CTM）提案旨在定义和探索意识，为解决难题做出贡献，并证明理论计算机科学在意识研究方面的价值。令人惊讶的是，鉴于该提案的雄心和新颖性（以及其创建者的显赫地位），CTM 受到的关注相对较少。在此，我们试图通过对 CTM 进行详尽的评估来弥补这一缺憾。我们的评估考虑了 CTM 在跨学科意识研究的三个不同领域中的解释力：心灵哲学、认知神经科学和计算。根据我们对每个目标领域的评估，目前，任何关于 CTM 是一种进步的说法都为时尚早。尽管如此，该模型仍有潜力可挖，而且我们强调了该模型的支持者在其发展过程中可能寻求的几条未来研究途径。

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Consciousness and Cognition PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-

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4.30

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8.30%

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123

期刊介绍： Consciousness and Cognition: An International Journal provides a forum for a natural-science approach to the issues of consciousness, voluntary control, and self. The journal features empirical research (in the form of regular articles and short reports) and theoretical articles. Integrative theoretical and critical literature reviews, and tutorial reviews are also published. The journal aims to be both scientifically rigorous and open to novel contributions.