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Wanja Wiese ~ Active Inference Insights 016 ~ Consciousness, Information Geometry, Ethical AI

May 6, 2024
Philosopher and cognitive scientist Wanja Wiese delves into consciousness, self-modeling, and ethical AI. They explore the intricacies of self-models, reflective self-awareness, epistemic agency, and the irreducibility of conscious experience. Discussions also touch on information geometry, belief dynamics, and the challenges of multiple levels of recursion in understanding and controlling systems.
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  • Phenomenal self-models involve conscious experiences of one's body and actions, leading to a sense of agency and ownership.
  • Minimal phenomenal experience can involve losing temporal or spatial self-locations while retaining control processes and potential attention focus.

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Understanding Self-Modeling in Phenomenal Self-Models

Phenomenal self-models involve experiencing the body as one's own and actions as one's own. This leads to a sense of agency and ownership that can be affected in various ways. A distinction is made between formal self-models and phenomenal self-models, with the latter involving conscious experiences of one's body and actions.

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