The question of whether artificial beings or machines could become self-aware or conscious has been a philosophical question for centuries. The main problem is that self-awareness cannot be observed from an outside perspective and the distinction of being really self-aware or merely a clever imitation cannot be answered without access to knowledge about the mechanism's inner workings. We investigate common machine learning approaches with respect to their potential ability to become self-aware. We realize that many important algorithmic steps toward machines with a core consciousness have already been taken.

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我们会拥有有意识的机器吗？

几个世纪以来，人造生物或机器是否可以具有自我意识或意识的问题一直是一个哲学问题。主要问题是无法从外部角度观察自我意识，如果不了解有关该机制的内部运作的知识，就无法回答是真正自我意识还是仅仅是巧妙的模仿。我们调查了常见的机器学习方法，了解它们潜在的自我意识能力。我们意识到已经采取了许多重要的算法步骤，以实现具有核心意识的机器。