| # Papers on AI and Consciousness | |
| This gist summarizes recent papers on the topic of AI and consciousness, exploring philosophical, technical, and ethical dimensions. | |
| ## Summary of Work | |
| 1. **Ghost in the Machine: Examining the Philosophical Implications of Recursive Algorithms in Artificial Intelligence Systems** explores whether AI systems using recursive algorithms can exhibit machine consciousness, analyzing philosophical perspectives and concluding that current AI lacks subjective experience despite functional self-modeling. | |
| 2. **Wide Reflective Equilibrium in LLM Alignment: Bridging Moral Epistemology and AI Safety** discusses the use of moral epistemology methods to improve AI alignment but notes distinctions from genuine consciousness. |
To run this workshop locally, you'll need to set up Ollama and a Python environment using UV.
We’ll be running Gemma 2B locally with Ollama, so you need to set this up first. This step will require a large download (~10GB total) and some hardware considerations.
Download and install Ollama from https://ollama.com/.