Towards Artificial Consciousness

In recent years, several researchers ventured the hypothesis of designing and implementing a model for artificial consciousness—there is hope of being able to design a model for artificial consciousness and of using such models for understanding human consciousness. The traditional field of Artificial Intelligence is now flanked by the seminal field of artificial or machine consciousness. In this paper, I analyze the current state of the art of models of consciousness and then present a model of consciousness based on a process-oriented view of consciousness. Eventually, I will sketch the relation between this model and the capability of developing new goals in an agent.