AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 9h ago6/10
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Emergent Language as an Approach to Conscious AI
Researchers propose using emergent language in multi-agent reinforcement learning as a methodology to study artificial consciousness, where agents develop communication from minimal constraints to reveal whether consciousness-relevant structures arise from task demands rather than human language biases. A proof-of-concept demonstrates agents spontaneously develop self-referential communication and an echo-mismatch detection mechanism, suggesting genuine cognitive emergence rather than inherited patterns.