MC2011

Machine Consciousness 2011: Self, Integration and Explanation
Call for Papers

Abstract submission deadline: December 31st, 2010.

Extended Abstract submission deadline: **January 9th, 2011** 

Submissions are invited for presentation at MC2011, a two-day symposium to be held in conjunction with Artificial Intelligence and the Simulation of Behaviour 2011 (AISB 2011), April 4-7 2011, University of York, UK.

Machine Consciousness (MC) concerns itself with the creation of artefacts which have, or model, mental characteristics typically associated with consciousness such as (self-) awareness, emotion, affect, phenomenal states, imagination, etc.

Specific Foci:
We encourage submissions falling under one of more of these topics:
        • MC and Self modelling
        • MC and Information integration
        • The explanatory power of MC models
        • MC and Neuroscience
        • MC and Functional versus phenomenal consciousness
        • MC Ethics

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The Awakening of Conscious Bots

Inside the Mind of the 2K BotPrize 2010 Winner

AIGameDev.com features an in-depth article about CC-Bot2, the winning entry (Conscious-Robots team) of this year's 2K BotPrize competition at CIG.

Related links:

•  The Awakening of Conscious Bots at AIGameDev.
•  Conscious-Robots team is the 2K BotPrize 2010 winner.
•  www.botprize.org.

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