Structure Invention by Conscious Agents
Explore a thought-provoking lecture on the reversal of the "hard problem of consciousness" presented at the Models of Consciousness Conference. Delve into D. Hoffman's Interface Theory of Perception and the Conscious Realism Thesis, which propose consciousness as fundamental and the physical world as emergent. Examine evolutionary game theory justifications for interface theory, demonstrating how perceptual strategies focused on fitness outperform those reporting truth. Investigate theorems on fitness beating truth, exploring perceived structures like symmetries, partial orders, and probabilities. Learn about the concept of "conscious agents" and how space-time may be a property of human perceptual interfaces. Discover how this perspective reframes physical objects as icons and phenomena as properties of interacting icons. Through a comprehensive syllabus, gain insights into mathematics, perceptual strategies, structure theorems, and the development of a consciousness model. Conclude by exploring the implications for consciousness sciences, instantiation, and the driving forces behind consciousness. Read more