I think it is a modelling insight. When your model of reality is sufficiently accurate, you also model yourself as a part of that reality and become conscious. I think this chatbot had a very good model of what I was saying to generate the appropriate response.
I took your earlier comment to be talking specifically about modelling oneself, and claiming that this is the attainment of consciousness: “you also model yourself as a part of that reality and become conscious.” Modelling other people did not appear to come into it.
The systems I mentioned model themselves. Yet they are not conscious. Therefore modelling oneself is insufficient for consciousness. (I doubt that it is necessary either.)
I think it is a modelling insight. When your model of reality is sufficiently accurate, you also model yourself as a part of that reality and become conscious. I think this chatbot had a very good model of what I was saying to generate the appropriate response.
Some control systems include models of themselves. Does that make them conscious?
My computer can give me a detailed report about its hardware and software components. Does that make it conscious?
I say no to both of these.
Yes, but control systems do not have an accurate model of reality in the sense that it cannot model my mind at all, and I am a part of reality.
I took your earlier comment to be talking specifically about modelling oneself, and claiming that this is the attainment of consciousness: “you also model yourself as a part of that reality and become conscious.” Modelling other people did not appear to come into it.
The systems I mentioned model themselves. Yet they are not conscious. Therefore modelling oneself is insufficient for consciousness. (I doubt that it is necessary either.)