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Does artificial intelligence already have consciousness? An expert answers

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The difference between computer and brain

However, another difference lies in the causal structure of computers and brains. Because in a classic computer, data always has to be first loaded from storage, then processed in the computation unit, and finally stored again, as Wiese describes. In the brain, there is no such separation, and therefore a different causal network of different brain areas. Wiese therefore argues that this could be a consciousness-relevant difference between brains and classic computers. From his perspective, the free energy principle's viewpoint is particularly interesting because it allows describing features of conscious beings in ways that could fundamentally be realized in artificial systems, but are not present in large classes of artificial systems (like computer simulations). Wiese concludes, "This allows prerequisites for consciousness in artificial systems to be captured more finely and precisely."

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