Pelczar, Michael (2026) A Liberal View of Consciousness and Cognition. [Preprint]

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Abstract

What does it take for an organ or artifact to sustain a conscious, intelligent mind? Must its detailed internal workings resemble those of an evolved human brain? Or is it enough if it has an input-output architecture comparable to that of a human brain, regardless of what internal structure supports the architecture? I argue that the answers to the last two questions are "no" and "yes," respectively. This sets the bar for machine sentience and intelligence much lower than most experts currently deem appropriate, and implies that we are closer than most people realize to building conscious, intelligent machines.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Pelczar, Michael phimwp@nus.edu.sg
Additional Information:	*Synthese*, forthcoming.
Keywords:	artificial intelligence, consciousness, cognition, behaviorism, functionalism
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence
Depositing User:	Dr Michael Pelczar
Date Deposited:	07 May 2026 11:02
Last Modified:	07 May 2026 11:02
Item ID:	29525
Official URL:	https://michaelpelczar.com/wp-content/uploads/2026...
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Artificial Intelligence
Date:	7 May 2026
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/29525

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