Consciousness, Models and the Artificial
What is consciousness? What are its distinguishing features? How is it connected with the brain? Can it be simulated or reproduced in a machine? These are some of the pressing questions that arise when we think deeply about consciousness. In one sense, they all invite us to engage in the enterprise of model building, in this case, the building of models of a specific slice of reality, in fact that slice which we are most familiar with. As such, their end product will always involve some kind of artifice.
What is consciousness? What are its distinguishing features? How is it connected with the brain? Can it be simulated or reproduced in a machine? These are some of the pressing questions that arise when we think deeply about consciousness. In one sense, they all invite us to engage in the enterprise of model building, in this case, the building of models of a specific slice of reality, in fact that slice which we are most familiar with. As such, their end product will always involve some kind of artifice.
The purpose of this workshop is to gather together philosophers, computer scientists, mathematicians, psychologists and neuroscientists to advance in the discussion on consciousness and the artificial.
The purpose of this workshop is to gather together philosophers, computer scientists, mathematicians, psychologists and neuroscientists to advance in the discussion on consciousness and the artificial.
SCHEDULE
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 MORNING:
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13 MORNING:
- 9h30 9h45 Ricardo Sousa Silvestre (Federal University of Campina Grande), “Consciousness, Models and the Artificial: Opening of the Workshop”
- 9h30 9h45 Ricardo Sousa Silvestre (Federal University of Campina Grande), “Consciousness, Models and the Artificial: Opening of the Workshop”
- 9h45 10h30 KEYNOTE TALK David Gamez (Middlesex University, London, UK), “Understanding and Modelling Consciousness”
- 9h45 10h30 KEYNOTE TALK David Gamez (Middlesex University, London, UK), “Understanding and Modelling Consciousness”
- 10h30 11h00 Laurent Dubois (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxeles, Belgium), “Holistic Self-Consciousness and Semantics: Natural or Artificial Model?”
- 10h30 11h00 Laurent Dubois (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxeles, Belgium), “Holistic Self-Consciousness and Semantics: Natural or Artificial Model?”
- 11h00 11h30 Coffee Break
- 11h00 11h30 Coffee Break
- 11h30 12h00 Marcelo José Siqueira Coutinho de Almeida (Federal Institute of Paraiba), “Towards a Conscient Conversational Agent”
- 11h30 12h00 Marcelo José Siqueira Coutinho de Almeida (Federal Institute of Paraiba), “Towards a Conscient Conversational Agent”
- 12h00 12h30 Leopoldo A.D. Lusquino Filho, Priscila Machado Vieira Lima & Felipe Maia Galvão França (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), “Exploring WiSARD-based Models in the Building of Cognitive Systems for Emotive Perception”
- 12h00 12h30 Leopoldo A.D. Lusquino Filho, Priscila Machado Vieira Lima & Felipe Maia Galvão França (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), “Exploring WiSARD-based Models in the Building of Cognitive Systems for Emotive Perception”
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, AFTERNOON
FRIDAY DECEMBER 13, AFTERNOON
- 14h30 15h00 Ricardo Sousa Silvestre (Federal University of Campina Grande), “Consciousness and Inner Speech”
- 14h30 15h00 Ricardo Sousa Silvestre (Federal University of Campina Grande), “Consciousness and Inner Speech”
- 15h00 15h30 Konstantin Pavlov-Pinus (Institute of philosophy, Moscow, Russia), “Three Math Reasons to Believe that Consciousness is autonomous”
- 15h00 15h30 Konstantin Pavlov-Pinus (Institute of philosophy, Moscow, Russia), “Three Math Reasons to Believe that Consciousness is autonomous”
- 15h30 16h00 Aluizio Lima Filho, Leopoldo A.D. Lusquino Filho, Felipe M. G. França & Priscila M. V. Lima (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), “‘What are you Thinking?’ - Explanation and Interpretation by an Artificial Consciousness System”
- 15h30 16h00 Aluizio Lima Filho, Leopoldo A.D. Lusquino Filho, Felipe M. G. França & Priscila M. V. Lima (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro), “‘What are you Thinking?’ - Explanation and Interpretation by an Artificial Consciousness System”
-16h00 16h30 Coffee Break
-16h00 16h30 Coffee Break
- 16h30 17h30 FINAL DISCUSSION “Consciousness, Models and the Artificial: What have we achieved? What can we achieve?”
- 16h30 17h30 FINAL DISCUSSION “Consciousness, Models and the Artificial: What have we achieved? What can we achieve?”
CALL FOR PAPERS. WE INVITE SUBMISSIONS OF PROPOSALS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO:
CALL FOR PAPERS. WE INVITE SUBMISSIONS OF PROPOSALS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED, TO:
- Models of consciousness
- Models of consciousness
- Consciousness and the philosophy of mind
- Consciousness and the philosophy of mind
- Machine consciousness
- Machine consciousness
- Consciousness and artificial intelligence
- Consciousness and artificial intelligence
- Consciousness and machine learning
- Consciousness and machine learning
- Ethical and other philosophical issues of conscious AI systems
- Ethical and other philosophical issues of conscious AI systems
- Consciousness and rationality
- Consciousness and rationality
SEND A ONE PAGE ABSTRACT TO consciousness.creativity.2019@gmail.com BY OCTOBER 13, 2019.
SEND A ONE PAGE ABSTRACT TO consciousness.creativity.2019@gmail.com BY OCTOBER 13, 2019.