Connectionists: Weird beliefs about consciousness

[Juyang Weng]

Dear Tsvi,
You wrote "A huge part of the problem in any discussion about consciousness
is there isn't even a clear definition of consciousness".
Look at the 5 level definition of consciousness:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/consciousness

You wrote: "So consciousness is not necessary or sufficient for complex
thoughts or behavior."
I was thinking that way too, until recently.
I found consciousness IS REQUIRED for even learning basic intelligence.
To put it in a short way so that people on this list can benefit:
The motors (as context/actions) in the brain require consciousness in order
to learn correctly in the physical world.   Please read the first model
about conscious learning:
J. Weng, "3D-to-2D-to-3D Conscious Learning", in Proc. IEEE 40th
International Conference on Consumer Electronics, pp. 1-6, Las Vegas NV,
USA, Jan.7-9, 2022. PDF file
<http://www.cse.msu.edu/%7eweng/research/ConsciousLearning-ICCE-2022-rvsd-cite.pdf>
.

Best regards,
-John
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From: Tsvi Achler <achler at gmail.com>
To: Iam Palatnik <iam.palat at gmail.com>
Cc: Connectionists <connectionists at cs.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: Connectionists: Weird beliefs about consciousness

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Juyang (John) Weng
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