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A software agent model of consciousness.

S Franklin1, A Graesser

  • 1Institute for Intelligent Systems, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA.

Consciousness and Cognition
|September 17, 1999
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This study presents Conscious Mattie (CMattie), a software agent implementing global workspace theory. CMattie demonstrates how computational models can explain key psychological facts of consciousness.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Global Workspace Theory (GWT) by Baars (1988, 1997) posits a framework for consciousness.
  • GWT aims to explain fundamental psychological "facts" of conscious experience.
  • Previous work has primarily focused on theoretical aspects of GWT.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe a software agent implementation of Global Workspace Theory, named Conscious Mattie (CMattie).
  • To detail a computational model that integrates cognitive science and AI architectures.
  • To evaluate how CMattie's design addresses the core tenets and explanatory goals of GWT.

Main Methods:

  • Development of CMattie, a software agent operating within a UNIX environment.
  • CMattie processes natural language messages for seminar organization in a clerical domain.

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  • Integration of contemporary cognitive science and AI architectures into CMattie's computational model.

    • Main Results:

    • CMattie provides a functional, computational instantiation of Global Workspace Theory.
    • The agent's design and operation are shown to account for key psychological facts of consciousness.
    • The study assesses the extent to which CMattie successfully implements the principles of GWT.

    Conclusions:

    • CMattie serves as a concrete computational model for Global Workspace Theory.
    • The implementation validates GWT's capacity to explain psychological phenomena related to consciousness.
    • This work bridges theoretical consciousness research with practical AI development.