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Nyxus: A Next Generation Image Feature Extraction Library for the Big Data and AI Era
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Topological Enhancement of Protein Kinetic Stability
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A Multi-Label Temporal Convolutional Framework for Transcription Factor Binding Characterization
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Social Distancing Equilibria in Games under Conventional SI Dynamics
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Binding Free Energies without Alchemy
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SHREC: A Spectral Embedding-Based Approach for Ab-Initio Reconstruction of Helical Molecules
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Budget-Sensitive Discovery Scoring: A Formally Verified Framework for Evaluating AI-Guided Scientific Selection
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Probabilistic Joint and Individual Variation Explained (ProJIVE) for Data Integration
This paper addresses the core challenge of accurately decomposing shared (joint) and dataset-specific (individual) sources of variation in multi-modal...
Dual-Laws Model for a theory of artificial consciousness
Department of mechano-informatics, The University of Tokyo, Japan
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IN SHORT: This paper addresses the core challenge of developing a comprehensive, testable theory of consciousness that bridges biological and artificial systems, moving beyond narrow generative mechanisms to encompass functional aspects and causal efficacy.
核心创新
- Methodology Proposes seven fundamental questions (phenomena, self, causation, state, function, contents, universality) as a minimum necessary framework for evaluating consciousness theories, shifting focus from purely generative mechanisms to functional aspects.
- Theory Introduces the Dual-Laws Model (DLM) that formalizes consciousness through supervenience relationships with independent dynamics at two levels, enabling inter-level causation without relying on neural-specific implementations.
- Methodology Unifies the DLM with dual-process theories by mapping Type 1 processes to continuous feedback control at the base level and Type 2 processes to discrete algorithmic control at the supervenience level.
主要结论
- The DLM provides a formal framework where supervenient functions (X_i = b_i(x_i)) enable independent dynamics at two levels, allowing inter-level causation through negative feedback control mechanisms.
- Conscious systems require two unique capabilities: autonomy in goal construction and cognitive decoupling from external stimuli, distinguishing them from instruction-following machines.
- The theory rejects panpsychism and single-layer dynamical systems, proposing that consciousness emerges from dual-level feedback control where the supervenience level (corresponding to 'I') modifies index sequences that determine error functions.
摘要: Objectively verifying the generative mechanism of consciousness is extremely difficult because of its subjective nature. As long as theories of consciousness focus solely on its generative mechanism, developing a theory remains challenging. We believe that broadening the theoretical scope and enhancing theoretical unification are necessary to establish a theory of consciousness. This study proposes seven questions that theories of consciousness should address: phenomena, self, causation, state, function, contents, and universality. The questions were designed to examine the functional aspects of consciousness and its applicability to system design. Next, we will examine how our proposed Dual-Laws Model (DLM) can address these questions. Based on our theory, we anticipate two unique features of a conscious system: autonomy in constructing its own goals and cognitive decoupling from external stimuli. We contend that systems with these capabilities differ fundamentally from machines that merely follow human instructions. This makes a design theory that enables high moral behavior indispensable.