SYSTEMS, MODELS AND SELF-AWARENESS: TOWARDS ARCHITECTURAL MODELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Ricardo Sanz, Carlos Hernández, Jaime Antonio Fernández Gómez, Julita Bermejo–Alonso, Manuel Rodríguez, Adolfo Hernando, M. Guadalupe Sánchez-Escribano · International Journal of Machine Consciousness · 2009
The lack of a well established theory of consciousness is a major difficulty in the construction of machines that express some of the functionalities associated to them. The ASys long term project intends the construction of assets for engineering any-scale, self-aware autonomous systems. A core element in this effort is the proposal of an architecture for consciousness of general applicability. In this article we analyze some of the current problems present in the construction of machines based on cognitive models and propose a model-based strategy to enhance the rigor of the theorization on consciousness and its mapping into realizations in technical systems.