Consciousness is computational: The LIDA model of global workspace theory

International Journal of Machine Consciousness

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-32

  Baars, Bernard J ^a   Franklin, Stan ^b  

^a NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

awareness; Consciousness; global workspace; LIDA model; machine consciousness

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; GLOBAL WORKSPACE; LIDA MODEL; MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS;

USER INTERFACES;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS;

EID: 77956652108     PISSN: 17938430     EISSN: 17938473     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1793843009000050     Document Type: Article

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