First, we must identify what it means to be aware. For this, I will use the model proposed by Antonio Damasio, an authority in the world of neurosciences. In short, the consciousness (with “s”) implies the mental representation of what happens with respect to the external world and one’s own body; on the other hand, the awareness (without “s”) attends to the neural capacity to be aware of said awareness.
That is, the consciousness allows us to process the stimuli that come from outside and inside the organism, and the awareness reflect on them.
Continuing on Damasian foundations, we find a fascinating analogy: artificial intelligence already has a protoconsciousness that warns, with the help of sensors and self-diagnostic processes, about what happens inside and outside your system. Also, it has a core consciousness with which he recognizes such events and makes decisions ad hoc. Finally, he even presents a amplified consciousness since it “reflects” on its decisions based on an autobiographical “memory” that very efficiently retains large amounts of information. In short, by definition, artificial intelligence already has consciousness with which he notices what is happening around him and “within” himself and also has awareness with which it analyzes these perceptions to make decisions. He is even capable of making judgments within the entire range of Kantian categorization: analytical, synthetic, particular, universal, etc.
For example, with the data it has, ChatGPT has created a consistent moral system: it determines what is right and wrong. To verify it, and regarding the subject of this article, I asked him: Is artificial intelligence good or bad for humanity? And this answered:Artificial intelligence in itself is neither good nor bad for humanity, since it is a tool that can be used for different purposes. AI has the potential to improve many aspects of human life, such as health, education, security, the economy, and the environment, among others. For example, AI is being used to develop more accurate and efficient medical diagnostic systems, improve the energy efficiency of buildings, and predict natural disasters to minimize their impact.
First, he identified very well that artificial intelligence does not have a good or bad character. per se. Second, it marked what it recognizes as good, such as health, education and human security.