Shared Awareness Across Domain-Specific Artificial Intelligence

An Alternative to Domain-General Intelligence and Artificial Consciousness

Journal article (2024)

Authors

Ophelia Deroy Ludwig Maximilians University, University of London
Davide Bacciu University of Pisa
Bahador Bahrami Ludwig Maximilians University
C. Della Santina Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Learning & Autonomous Control - Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering
S. Hauert University of Bristol
Research Group
Learning & Autonomous Control (Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering) (TU Delft)
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Published Date

2024

Language

English

Faculty

Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering

Department

Cognitive Robotics

Research Group

Learning & Autonomous Control

Abstract

Creating artificial general intelligence is the solution most often in the spotlight. It is also linked with the possibility—or fear—of machines gaining consciousness. Alternatively, developing domain-specific artificial intelligence is more reliable, energy-efficient, and ethically tractable, and raises mostly a problem of effective coordination between different systems and humans. Herein, it is argued that it will not require machines to be conscious and that simpler ways of sharing awareness are sufficient.