Artificial Consciousness is the final destination of computer science. We have heard a lot about Artificial Intelligence but Artificial Consciousness is the next level of AI. The idea is centuries old and is a philosophical phenomena. There has been no consensus on what consciousness is since all the definitions of consciousness are subjective and based on the human perception of consciousness.

2. Index
Introduction
Criteria for consciousness
Measuring Artificial Consciousness
Practical approaches
AC in Science Fiction
Pros and cons
Conclusion

3. Introduction
A new branch of computer science.
The idea is centuries old.
A.C is a philosophical concept ?!
Practical approaches
Artificial intelligence:
The theory and development of
computer systems able to perform tasks that
normally require human intelligence, such as
visual perception...

4. Introduction
Artificial consciousness (AC), also known as machine
consciousness (MC) or synthetic consciousness, is a field
related to artificial intelligence and cognitive robotics
whose aim is to define that which would have to be
synthesized were consciousness to be found in an
engineered artifact (Aleksander 1995).
“Artificial” or “machine” consciousness is the attempt to
model and implement aspects of human cognition that
are identified with the elusive and controversial
phenomenon of consciousness.

5. What makes us Conscious ?
Sentience
Personality
Learning
Anticipation
Evolution
What else ?

7. Turing test
Alan Turing in his 1950 paper
"Computing Machinery and
Intelligence"
Can machines think?
Yes! Machines can think
Chinese room argument

8. Science fiction