Report
The workshop was celebrated as planned. Many thanks to all the people at Manor House for their collaborative attitude.
The Scientific Report is now available..
Here you can download Ron's account of the workshop.
What about qualia ? Is there any explanation for it ?
Should we consider any proposed architecture for agent-based simulation?
Can we test whether something is conscious ?
What’s the relation between language and consciousness ?
Benefits obtainable by research on consciousness ?
Why are we trying to build conscious machines ?
Is there a social dimension of consciousness?
Hardware systems to support artificial conscious brains ?
Social –ethical, religious- implications of success ? AC rights ?
Legal implications of –artificial- free will ?
What are the varieties of motivation for research ?
Are there other consequences of understanding the nature of consciousness ?
Does it provide a better understanding of human nature ?
Should we consider distributed consciousness ?
Can we agree on the meaning(s) of “consciousness”?
Can we agree on the set of tests for it?
What are the factors of consciousness ?
Is there any machine that is conscious in some sense ?
Why are robot-friendly people so strange/normal ?
Research Roadmap ? Immediate practical research goals?
How can we create uniqueness ?
Contextual learning/evolution? Who’s teaching? Varieties of starting points for
learning ?