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Bernard Baars is related to artificial intelligence because he utilized the 'blackboard' architecture found in early artificial intelligence systems as a conceptual foundation for his Global Neuronal Workspace Theory, as noted in [1] and [2].

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Global workspace theory - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
claimBernard Baars derived inspiration for global workspace theory from the blackboard system of early artificial intelligence system architectures, where independent programs shared information.
What a Contest of Consciousness Theories Really Proved quantamagazine.org Quanta Magazine 1 fact
claimBernard Baars, a psychologist at the Society for Mind Brain Sciences, proposed the conceptual foundation for Global Neuronal Workspace Theory in 1988, drawing an analogy to the 'blackboard' architecture used in early artificial intelligence systems.