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Beverly Kievman Copen Featured Artist

May 12, 20110

Sedona Public Library in the Village Village of Oak Creek (May 13, 2011) – As part of the ongoing…

Sentience: Consciousness, Exceeding
Self-Awareness, Opens for AI
By David Stephen
What would be different if consciousness was defined as the subjectivity of a function like memory or a feeling, rather than the commonly expressed subjective experience of say, seeing red or the smell of rose? How can the self, subjective experience or self-awareness be measured to rate consciousness in an instance? For example, every part of the skin is a part of the self for which any experience can be subjective. What is the difference between touch on an arm and elsewhere? If there is a sweet taste at a time and a sour taste at another, are both equally subjective? What is the difference between the choice to pay attention to a sound in the environment and not to another, that can be heard? Read more→