Who and what is conscious? Exploring the possibility of tests for consciousness

Liad Mudrik (Tel Aviv University)

Please note that this talk is at 11am-12pm Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Description: One of the greatest challenges for the science of consciousness is to provide the tools to determine which organisms and systems are conscious. Developing such tools is crucial not only for scientific reasons, but also for societal and practical ones. However, this is not an easy feat; in this talk, I will explore different approaches to developing a test for consciousness, highlight the entailed difficulties, and ask how this can be applied to different populations, including artificial intelligence.

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