Some remarks on the experimental realization of a mind machine

Alexandre T. Filippov

Although many of the solitons described in previous chapters were discovered and studied in the 20th century, they could have been discovered and understood by physicists of the previous century. What I have in mind, of course, is the distinction between classical (19th century) and quantum physics (20th century). It happened that the quantum revolution in physics started at the frontier of the two centuries. At the end of 1900 the German physicist Max Planck (1858–1947) boldly introduced the notion of quanta of energy in the processes of emission of light by atoms. He also introduced a new fundamental constant in physics, the Planck constant h . The significance of this revolutionary step was not recognized until much later. Planck himself did not realize that he had started one of the greatest revolutions in physics. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

Vishwamittar

Arturo Massolo, Laura Felline, Univerisità Roma

In this work we investigate the problem of locality in theories inspired by Everett’s Relative State Theory. Specifically we address the Many Worlds by Deutsch, the Many Minds Theory by David Albert and Barry Loewer and the Relational Theory by Simon Saunders, and we carry out our inquiry in view of recent work by Meir Hemmo and Itamar Pitowsky. Our aim is, on the one hand, to clarify the remarkably important points which have been put forward within Hemmo and Pitowsky work on the issue of the interpretation of probability in Many Minds, on the other hand to argue against a remark on the Relational theory, stating that the analysis carried out on the Many Minds interpretation could be applied, mutatis mutandis, to Saunders’ theory.

Ben Goertzel

Fernando Martı́n

Mustafa Erol

Scientists used to believe until recently that the consciousness/mind/thought is a purely metaphysical concept and hence has nothing to do with science. However recent scientific research both theoretically and also experimentally strongly imply that consciousness/mind/thought is in fact a physical concept and could be investigated by scientific means. This very exciting and revolutionary approach recently attracted much interest to the subject. However, the nature of the subject needs interdisciplinary collaboration of especially neuroscientists and physicists/quantum physicists and also possibly psychiatrists, philosophers and more. This paper is therefore organized and prepared in order to serve to bridge the gap between especially neuroscientists and quantum physicists. The present work in particular deals with the Schrodinger wave equation and wave function that lie right on the spine of the entire quantum physics and must be understood clearly before any further steps. More specifically, the paper focuses on philosophical approaches to consciousness, Schrodinger wave equation, wave function and its physical meaning, generalization of the wave function and finally general remarks on the relation between consciousness/mind and quantum physics. Scientific and philosophical background is momentarily fulfilled in advance to enhance the emotional willingness of the readers.