On a heuristic approach to the description of consciousness as a hypercomplex system state and the possibility of machine consciousness (German edition)

TL;DR

This paper explores a heuristic model suggesting human consciousness has a hypercomplex physical basis and proposes that machines could generate similar hypercomplex states, potentially leading to machine consciousness, supported by mathematical and AI system considerations.

Contribution

It introduces a bicomplex algebra framework for generating hypercomplex system states in machines, advancing the theoretical foundation for artificial consciousness.

Findings

Hypercomplex states relate to consciousness and can be modeled mathematically.

AI systems' performance hints at hypercomplex state existence.

Potential applications for machine consciousness are discussed.

Abstract

This article presents a heuristic view that shows that the inner states of consciousness experienced by every human being have a physical but imaginary hypercomplex basis. The hypercomplex description is necessary because certain processes of consciousness cannot be physically measured in principle, but nevertheless exist. Based on theoretical considerations, it could be possible - as a result of mathematical investigations into a so-called bicomplex algebra - to generate and use hypercomplex system states on machines in a targeted manner. The hypothesis of the existence of hypercomplex system states on machines is already supported by the surprising performance of highly complex AI systems. However, this has yet to be proven. In particular, there is a lack of experimental data that distinguishes such systems from other systems, which is why this question will be addressed in later articles. This paper describes the developed bicomplex algebra and possible applications of these findings to generate hypercomplex energy states on machines. In the literature, such system states are often referred to as machine consciousness. The article uses mathematical considerations to explain how artificial consciousness could be generated and what advantages this would have for such AI systems.