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4 claims from 3 papers

1. Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science

   Cheap Correlate or Discriminating Property? An Executable Validation Protocol for Consciousness- and Cognition-Theoretic Claims about AI

   Butlin, Robert, Elmoznino et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

   The report derives indicator properties of consciousness from neuroscientific theories, uses them to assess recent AI systems, and discusses how future systems might implement them.

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   1. UncheckedThe authors' analysis suggests no current AI systems are conscious, and that nothing obvious stops AI being built to meet their consciousness indicators.“Our analysis suggests that no current AI systems are conscious, but also suggests that there are no obvious technical barriers to building AI systems which satisfy these indicators.”

2. Neuroscience › Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

   Default Mode Dynamics for Global Functional Integration

   Vatansever, Menon, Manktelow, Sahakian and Stamatakis · Journal of Neuroscience · 2015

   Using graph theory on fMRI data from 22 healthy volunteers doing a working-memory task of rising difficulty, the study links default mode network changes to whole-brain integration.

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   1. UncheckedIn 22 healthy volunteers doing an n-back task, brain modularity fell as demands rose, in step with slower correct responses.“Our predominant finding is that brain modularity decreases with greater task demands, thus adapting a more global workspace configuration, in direct relation to increases in reaction times to correct responses.”
   2. Unchecked“Flexible default mode regions dynamically switch community memberships and display significant changes in their nodal participation coefficient and strength, which may reflect the observed whole-brain changes in functional connectivity architecture.”

3. Psychology › Philosophy and Theoretical Science

   Could a Large Language Model be Conscious?

   Chalmers · arXiv (Cornell University) · 2023

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   1. UncheckedThe author concludes current large language models are somewhat unlikely to be conscious, but their successors may plausibly be conscious soon.“I conclude that while it is somewhat unlikely that current large language models are conscious, we should take seriously the possibility that successors to large language models may be conscious in the not-too-distant future.”