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Robotic Consciousness and The Impending Robot Conflicts James P. Gunderson, Ph.D. Louise F. Gunderson, Ph.D. Gamma Two, Inc.

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Robotic Consciousness and The Impending Robot Conflicts. James P. Gunderson, Ph.D. Louise F. Gunderson, Ph.D . Gamma Two, Inc. Brief Overview of Robots. Biologically Principled Brains. Robotic Consciousness. What the heck is Consciousness?. Dennett (1971) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Robotic Consciousness and The Impending Robot Conflicts

Robotic Consciousness

andThe Impending Robot

ConflictsJames P. Gunderson, Ph.D.Louise F. Gunderson, Ph.D.

Gamma Two, Inc.

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Brief Overview of Robots

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

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Biologically Principled Brains

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

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Robotic Consciousness

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

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What the heck is Consciousness?

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

Dennett (1971) Intentional Stance – if it acts intentionally, it

must have consciousness Damasio (1999)

Core – sense of self – where it is, what it experiences

Extended – sense of identity, autobiographical self

Ramachandran (1998) A problem of qualia – subjective sensations Unchangable qualia input, flexible judgment

results Memory sufficient to use qualia and judgment

in cognition

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Consciousness is a good thing, right?

Responsibility to a conscious entity.

Rights of a conscious entity.

Responsibilities of a conscious entity.

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

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Questions? Gamma Two is a

small, Denver based company bringing advanced robotic applications into domestic service.

We are looking for: Investors Applications Insights

[email protected]

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

www.gamma-two.com