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  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Evolutionary Biology

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  • The human brain's evolution provides a model for understanding consciousness.
  • Current Artificial Intelligence (AI) research aims to develop conscious processing systems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the development of artificial consciousness from an evolutionary perspective.
  • To identify key brain features for human-like consciousness relevant to AI.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of human brain evolution and consciousness.
  • Review of current AI research and its limitations.

Main Results:

  • Human brain's structural and functional features are crucial for complex consciousness.
  • AI faces intrinsic and extrinsic limitations in emulating human consciousness.

Conclusions:

  • Neuroscience-inspired strategies are promising for developing artificial consciousness.
  • AI may develop alternative forms of consciousness; clear definitions are needed.