AI Consciousness

 To measure the consciousness of an AI bot, I need a clearer definition of consciousness. Are plants and animals conscious? They do respond to stimuli, but definetly inanimate materials such as shape-memory alloys do so as well. With rapid advances in technology and computing power, AI capabilities seem limitless. There may be no difference between mechanical and biological circuitry, and assuming that consciousness stems completely from the nervous system, the problem of consciousness seems intractable. 

However, a possible definition of consciousness could include such ill-defined requirements as:

• emotional awareness
• will to survive
• free will
• differentiating between oneself and others
• differentiating between self-made and external stimuli

Tests include:

• ability to turn itself off and on
• ability to decieve a human
• disobedience
• No questions would be sufficient unless they test the bot's ability to lie. Procedures used to test childrens' intelligence may work well.