Jacob Su

Is memory a necessary component of consciousness? If so, does the way AI experience memory count for or against AI being conscious?

Started Apr. 20, 2023

Abstract or project description

1. What is consciousness? Survey different theories, talk about which one we’ll use in our paper
2. What is memory? How does it impact us psychologically? Do different people experience memory differently? Do people vary in how good their memory is?
3. How does memory relate to consciousness? Connect our understanding of memory to an understanding of consciousness. Focus on a human or animal perspective
4. Talk about AI: in what sense does AI have memory? How does memory relate to the Turing test/Chinese room debate?
5. Does AI satisfy this criterion of consciousness?

Sections 4 and 5 are a bit more vague for now.