@misc{cogprints6013, volume = {AAAI F}, number = {FS-07-}, month = {November}, author = {Mr C. Menant}, note = {Symposium details available at: http://www.aaai.org/Library/Symposia/Fall/fs07-01.php}, title = {Proposal for an Approach to Artificial Consciousness Based on Self-Consciousness}, publisher = {AAAI Press, Menlo Park, California}, year = {2007}, keywords = {artificial consiousness, self consciousness, phenomenal consciousness, robots, evolution, meaning, representation, auto-representation, con-specifics, emotions }, url = {http://cogprints.org/6013/}, abstract = {Current research on artificial consciousness is focused on phenomenal consciousness and on functional consciousness. We propose to shift the focus to self-consciousness in order to open new areas of investigation. We use an existing scenario where self-consciousness is considered as the result of an evolution of representations. Application of the scenario to the possible build up of a conscious robot also introduces questions relative to emotions in robots. Areas of investigation are proposed as a continuation of this approach.} }