Information Flow Theory (IFT) of Biologic and Machine Consciousness: Implications for Artificial General Intelligence and the Technological Singularity
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Preprint
Author/contributor
- Bleier, B. S. (Author)
Title
Information Flow Theory (IFT) of Biologic and Machine Consciousness: Implications for Artificial General Intelligence and the Technological Singularity
Abstract
The subjective experience of consciousness is at once familiar and yet deeply mysterious. Strategies exploring the top-down mechanisms of conscious thought within the human brain have been unable to produce a generalized explanatory theory that scales through evolution and can be applied to artificial systems. Information Flow Theory (IFT) provides a novel framework for understanding both the development and nature of consciousness in any system capable of processing information. In prioritizing the direction of information flow over information computation, IFT produces a range of unexpected predictions. The purpose of this manuscript is to introduce the basic concepts of IFT and explore the manifold implications regarding artificial intelligence, superhuman consciousness, and our basic perception of reality.
Repository
arXiv
Date
2019
Accessed
3/7/25, 7:52 AM
Short Title
Information Flow Theory (IFT) of Biologic and Machine Consciousness
Library Catalog
DOI.org (Datacite)
Rights
arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license
Extra
Version Number: 1
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Other
23 Pages, 2 Figures, 1 Table, 1 AppendixCitation
Bleier, B. S. (2019). Information Flow Theory (IFT) of Biologic and Machine Consciousness: Implications for Artificial General Intelligence and the Technological Singularity. arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.1907.00703
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