In “A Model of a Mind,” the author explores a conceptual data-flow architecture for digital minds based on the success of AI-based language models. The model aims to explain agency, learning, thinking, and introspection in human-like behavior. The author introduces the concept of an action model, which understands and produces actions similar to language models understanding and producing language. The model includes modules for sensory inputs, motor control, emotional states, recent memory, and goals. By filtering memories through emotional states, the model accounts for clarity of memory around emotionally charged moments. The author believes digital minds can have consciousness and emotions similar to human minds, despite ongoing debates in the field.
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