Report on Candidate Computational Indicators for Conscious Valenced Experience

TL;DR

This paper compiles 13 computational indicators linked to conscious valenced experience, drawing from diverse fields like neuroscience, AI, and philosophy to identify potential markers of consciousness.

Contribution

It introduces a set of 13 computational conditions proposed as indicators of conscious valenced experience, integrating insights from multiple disciplines.

Findings

Identified 13 computational conditions related to consciousness.

Synthesized interdisciplinary perspectives on conscious experience.

Provided a foundation for future empirical validation.

Abstract

This report enlists 13 functional conditions cashed out in computational terms that have been argued to be constituent of conscious valenced experience. These are extracted from existing empirical and theoretical literature on, among others, animal sentience, medical disorders, anaesthetics, philosophy, evolution, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.