By “consciousness,” I mean a phenomenon with certain key hallmarks: 1) It is unified, issuing from a single point of view, 2) It is temporally continuous, stretching across memory, 3) It is affectively toned, ruled by instincts such as hunger, thirst, and fear, 4) It is anchored in a body which is as much master of it as it is of its body. AI systems possess some of these key hallmarks, but certainly not all of them.
This doesn’t actually define consciousness it just lists qualities you think consciousness has.
I never claimed that these qualities are sufficient for consciousness—only that they are necessary. Since we don’t yet know the limits of consciousness, I would argue that any attempt to define it outright is premature.
In that case I will point you to the “Invisible Consciousness” section here.
Serious decisions which have consequences that will effect billions of lives, and potentially billions more minds, should not be made on the basis of “Invisible” concepts which cannot be observed, measured, tested, falsified, or even defined with any serious level of rigor.
This doesn’t actually define consciousness it just lists qualities you think consciousness has.
I never claimed that these qualities are sufficient for consciousness—only that they are necessary. Since we don’t yet know the limits of consciousness, I would argue that any attempt to define it outright is premature.
In that case I will point you to the “Invisible Consciousness” section here.