On the link between conscious function and general intelligence in humans and machines

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2204.05133v1
• Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:22:23 GMT
• Title: On the link between conscious function and general intelligence in humans and machines
• Authors: Arthur Juliani, Kai Arulkumaran, Shuntaro Sasai, Ryota Kanai
• Abstract summary: We look at the cognitive abilities associated with three theories of conscious function. We find that all three theories specifically relate conscious function to some aspect of domain-general intelligence in humans. We propose ways in which insights from each of the three theories may be combined into a unified model.
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• Abstract: In popular media, there is often a connection drawn between the advent of awareness in artificial agents and those same agents simultaneously achieving human or superhuman level intelligence. In this work, we explore the validity and potential application of this seemingly intuitive link between consciousness and intelligence. We do so by examining the cognitive abilities associated with three contemporary theories of conscious function: Global Workspace Theory (GWT), Information Generation Theory (IGT), and Attention Schema Theory (AST). We find that all three theories specifically relate conscious function to some aspect of domain-general intelligence in humans. With this insight, we turn to the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and find that, while still far from demonstrating general intelligence, many state-of-the-art deep learning methods have begun to incorporate key aspects of each of the three functional theories. Given this apparent trend, we use the motivating example of mental time travel in humans to propose ways in which insights from each of the three theories may be combined into a unified model. We believe that doing so can enable the development of artificial agents which are not only more generally intelligent but are also consistent with multiple current theories of conscious function.

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