Thousands of years of failure in this regard points to the simple truth: Human consciousness is not for anything at all. It serves no purpose. It has no evolutionary benefit. It arises at the union of two modules that are both so supremely useful that we can’t survive without either, and so we tolerate the annoying and detrimental consciousness that arises as a result.
How to Build a Self-Conscious Machine | Backchannel
Consciousness is a flaw in the system.
The article goes on to explain how a Self-Conscious machine could be made but also asks the question why would anyone what to. If self-consciousness isn't particularly good for anything and is a very inefficient part of the system of intelligence, why would a designer want to include it?
How to Build a Self-Conscious Machine | Backchannel
Consciousness is a flaw in the system.
The article goes on to explain how a Self-Conscious machine could be made but also asks the question why would anyone what to. If self-consciousness isn't particularly good for anything and is a very inefficient part of the system of intelligence, why would a designer want to include it?