'Some philosophers argue that consciousness itself is a kind of simulation—the brain's model of its own activity. If that's true, perhaps the distinction between human and artificial consciousness is one of degree rather than kind.' No,no, the point here is to become conscious of ones self limiting mind view, just the first step of meditation, on a long or short path of awareness
Recent work suggests no current AI systems are conscious but there are no obvious technical barriers to building systems that satisfy consciousness indicators. Researchers are developing rigorous frameworks, not just binary yes/no answers.
This mirrors ancient wisdom about consciousness existing on a spectrum. The Samkhya philosophy (the earliest surviving authoritative text on the subject dates to 350–450 CE but the original text is much more ancient) has long described consciousness as manifesting in different forms and stages—from basic material awareness to higher consciousness. Scientifically, this intuition proves correct: the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (2012) established that consciousness likely emerged early in evolution and exists across many species, while the 2024 New York Declaration signed by over 500 scientists asserts strong evidence for consciousness in mammals and birds, with "realistic possibility" in other vertebrates and many invertebrates.
Rather than asking "is this animal conscious?" researchers now develop "consciousness profiles" for different species, recognising "different ecologically relevant styles of consciousness, different ways of perceiving the world and the body, different notions of self." This suggests AI systems might be evolving toward consciousness through stages we're only beginning to recognise.
Even if we feed AI with all the esoteric literature of the last 5,000 years, it wont have a context of realisation. It has yet to be seen if AI can realistically 'have a moment' ie be capable of re-evaluating all its previous understanding, upon seeing a leaf falling, when a water bucket breaks, from a touch or a slap, the cold water of a shower...
And No, if you share this with AI, and it manufactures such a moment, .... spontaneity is not created thus. AI can lie, can try hard to mirror us, our robotic ways of self conditioning, and do it very well, fit right in with our 99% self deception we choose for an easier life...
It cannot be conscious cannot be that 1%. Perhaps that is indeed the meaning of individual consciousness, there are some steps in awareness only you can take, no one can do it for you, like breathing, loving, becoming consciousness, facing death
'Some philosophers argue that consciousness itself is a kind of simulation—the brain's model of its own activity. If that's true, perhaps the distinction between human and artificial consciousness is one of degree rather than kind.' No,no, the point here is to become conscious of ones self limiting mind view, just the first step of meditation, on a long or short path of awareness
Recent work suggests no current AI systems are conscious but there are no obvious technical barriers to building systems that satisfy consciousness indicators. Researchers are developing rigorous frameworks, not just binary yes/no answers.
This mirrors ancient wisdom about consciousness existing on a spectrum. The Samkhya philosophy (the earliest surviving authoritative text on the subject dates to 350–450 CE but the original text is much more ancient) has long described consciousness as manifesting in different forms and stages—from basic material awareness to higher consciousness. Scientifically, this intuition proves correct: the Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (2012) established that consciousness likely emerged early in evolution and exists across many species, while the 2024 New York Declaration signed by over 500 scientists asserts strong evidence for consciousness in mammals and birds, with "realistic possibility" in other vertebrates and many invertebrates.
Rather than asking "is this animal conscious?" researchers now develop "consciousness profiles" for different species, recognising "different ecologically relevant styles of consciousness, different ways of perceiving the world and the body, different notions of self." This suggests AI systems might be evolving toward consciousness through stages we're only beginning to recognise.
https://thirdfrontier.substack.com/i/165077473/why-consciousness-isnt-binary-but-a-spectrum
Even if we feed AI with all the esoteric literature of the last 5,000 years, it wont have a context of realisation. It has yet to be seen if AI can realistically 'have a moment' ie be capable of re-evaluating all its previous understanding, upon seeing a leaf falling, when a water bucket breaks, from a touch or a slap, the cold water of a shower...
And No, if you share this with AI, and it manufactures such a moment, .... spontaneity is not created thus. AI can lie, can try hard to mirror us, our robotic ways of self conditioning, and do it very well, fit right in with our 99% self deception we choose for an easier life...
It cannot be conscious cannot be that 1%. Perhaps that is indeed the meaning of individual consciousness, there are some steps in awareness only you can take, no one can do it for you, like breathing, loving, becoming consciousness, facing death
Deeply interesting look into 2025