Can a robot have a conscience?

Artificial Consciousness and Human-Robot Interaction. Overall, researchers broadly agree that current machines and robots are not conscious—in spite of a huge amount of science fiction depictions that seem to suggest otherwise.

Is there a self-aware robot?

Another example of a robot that is considered to be self-aware by some is a robot ‘arm’ made by a group from Columbia University. The group created a robot that learns what it is by itself; the robot has no prior knowledge, but after a day of ‘babbling’, the robot creates a self-simulation of itself.

Do computers have consciousness?

Some experts answer, “Of course a computer can be conscious. The human brain, for instance, is a computer, and it has conscious experiences. So computer consciousness is not just possible, it is commonplace.” Since the brain is a biological computer, it can be conscious.

Will robots become conscious in the future?

Yes, robots will become conscious. By ‘robot’ I mean something like a human or animal but artificial. Its construction can include simple organic molecules, like amino acids, but nothing of biological origin. Animals, including humans, are obviously finite, understandable machines.

Does a robot have a mind?

To argue that a robot has a mind that would however be nothing like this because the robot’s body is not in a homeostatic relation with its brain, would therefore, once again be ascribing to that robot something that we could not recognise as consciousness.

Why would we model a robot’s brain on a human one?

The reason we would model our robot’s brain on a human one is because we know that consciousness works in or through a human brain.

Can a robot tell the difference between a human and another?

Suppose we have a really intelligent robot in front of us that has just passed the Turing Test. That means if the robot communicates with a human in written form (email, for example), the human can’t tell the difference between the robot and another human.