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Robotic Consciousness and The Impending Robot Conflicts James P. Gunderson, Ph.D. Louise F. Gunderson, Ph.D. Gamma Two, Inc.

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Robotic Consciousness

andThe Impending Robot

ConflictsJames P. Gunderson, Ph.D.Louise F. Gunderson, Ph.D.

Gamma Two, Inc.

Brief Overview of Robots

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

Biologically Principled Brains

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

Robotic Consciousness

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

What the heck is Consciousness?

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

Dennett (1971) Intentional Stance – if it acts intentionally, it

must have consciousness Damasio (1999)

Core – sense of self – where it is, what it experiences

Extended – sense of identity, autobiographical self

Ramachandran (1998) A problem of qualia – subjective sensations Unchangable qualia input, flexible judgment

results Memory sufficient to use qualia and judgment

in cognition

Consciousness is a good thing, right?

Responsibility to a conscious entity.

Rights of a conscious entity.

Responsibilities of a conscious entity.

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

Questions? Gamma Two is a

small, Denver based company bringing advanced robotic applications into domestic service.

We are looking for: Investors Applications Insights

[email protected]

05Sep2009Global General Gathering

Triple Nine Society

www.gamma-two.com