Raúl
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Mirror Test - 2007/02/28 20:10
The mirror test is another classical test for consciousness generally applied to animals and infants. This test was originally developed by Gordon Gallup in 1970.
Instead of saying that this is a test for consciousness, I would say that is a test for self-consciousness because it is based in self-recognition. Certain animal could be aware of its environment, but not aware of itself, therefore it won't be successful in this test.
Scientists use the mirror test in order to determine whether or not animals are self-conscious. Have a look to this article for a recent related work done with elephants:
http://www.conscious-robots.com/en/neuroscience/mammals-brain/elephants-recognize-themselves-in-the-
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It is not clear to me whether or not an equivalent test could be devised to be applied in the field of machine consciosness.
Raúl Arrabales Moreno. conscious-robots.com/raul |
