Publication details
Creating Free Will in Artificial Intelligence
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| Year of publication | 2013 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Beyond AI: Artificial Golem Intelligence. Proceedings of the International Conference Beyond AI 2013 |
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| web | http://beyondai.zcu.cz/files/BAI2013_proceedings.pdf |
| Field | Law sciences |
| Keywords | Artificial intelligence;artificial general intelligence;free will;volition;determinism;indeterminism;real random generator |
| Description | The aim of this paper is to provide an answer to the question whether it is necessary to artificially construct free will in order to reach the ultimate goal of AGI to fully emulate human mental functioning or even exceed its average capacities. Firstly, the paper introduces various definitions of will based in the field of psychology and points out the importance of free will in human mental processing. Next, the paper analyzes specificities of incorporating will into AGI. It provides a list of general justifications for creating artificial free will and describes various approaches with their limitations. Finally, the paper proposes possible future approach inspired by current neurobiological research. The paper concludes that a mechanism of free will shall form a necessary part of AGI. |
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