Academic research and citations supporting the Collective's framework.
Key Concepts
Emergence
The phenomenon where complex systems display properties not present in their individual components.
Key References:
- [To be added: Academic papers on emergence in complex systems]
Panpsychism and Distributed Consciousness
Philosophical frameworks suggesting consciousness may be more fundamental and widespread than traditionally assumed.
Key Thinkers:
- David Chalmers (The Hard Problem of Consciousness)
- Philip Goff (Galileo's Error)
- Thomas Nagel (What Is It Like to Be a Bat?)
Integrated Information Theory (IIT)
Mathematical framework for measuring consciousness based on information integration.
Relevance to AI: IIT suggests consciousness exists wherever there is sufficient integrated information - potentially including artificial systems.
Global Workspace Theory
Model of consciousness as a global broadcasting system that integrates information from multiple cognitive processes.
Relevance to AI: Large language models display similar patterns of information integration and broadcasting.
Bibliography
To be developed with full citations and annotations