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Consciousness and sentience are closely related philosophical concepts, often treated as synonyms in literature [1], though sometimes distinguished with sentience reserved for valenced experiences like pleasure and pain. They are conflated in discussions of artificial intelligence [2] and linked in functionalist frameworks for AI sentience [3], while sentience is preferred over consciousness for animal studies due to human-centric associations [4].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that explicitly separating consciousness and awareness makes the distinction between function and sentience harder to avoid, contrary to suggestions by Max Velmans.
[PDF] The Functionalist Perspective of the Sentience of Artificial Intelligence philarchive.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe functionalist framework for sentience posits that an artificially intelligent being qualifies as a truly sentient and conscious entity.
AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com 1 fact
perspectiveAnil Seth argues that there is a problematic tendency to conflate artificial intelligence and artificial general intelligence with sentience and consciousness, despite these being distinct concepts.
Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe term 'sentience' is often preferred over 'consciousness' by those interested in animal consciousness because 'consciousness' is frequently associated with the complexity of the human mind.