The nature of consciousness is difficult or impossible to explain, though everybody is sure he or she has it. Its study is a current “hot topic” that is approached from various directions. In earlier work, special attention was given to self-reference, the aspect of consciousness that allows an intelligent entity to be aware of itself. It is one of a number of characteristics that have been advanced as criteria distinguishing living from machine intelligence.
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Andrew, A.M. (2009). Self-Reference. In: A Missing Link in Cybernetics. IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering, vol 26. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-75164-1_6
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