论文标题
耦合双量子点中的共同信息：潜在人工意识的简单分析模型
Mutual Information in Coupled Double Quantum Dots: A Simple Analytic Model for Potential Artificial Consciousness
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论文摘要
综合信息理论被认为是对意识理论理解的关键线索。在这项研究中，我们提出了一个简单的数值模型，其中包括一组耦合的双量子点，其中元素的断开通过量子点之间的库仑相互作用来表示，以对综合信息进行定量研究。作为综合信息的衡量标准，我们通过从主过渡速率方程中电子状态的概率分布来计算模型系统中的相互信息，因为kullback-leibler差异。我们合理地证明，由于电子状态的概率分布的差异较大，量子点之间相互作用强度的增加会导致更高的互信息。我们的模型设置可能是在集成信息理论领域进行数值分析的有用基本工具。
The integrated information theory is thought to be a key clue towards the theoretical understanding of consciousness. In this study, we propose a simple numerical model comprising a set of coupled double quantum dots, where the disconnection of the elements is represented by the removal of Coulomb interaction between the quantum dots, for the quantitative investigation of integrated information. As a measure of integrated information, we calculate the mutual information in the model system, as the Kullback-Leibler divergence between the connected and disconnected status, through the probability distribution of the electronic states from the master transition-rate equations. We reasonably demonstrate that the increase in the strength of interaction between the quantum dots leads to higher mutual information, owing to the larger divergence in the probability distributions of the electronic states. Our model setup could be a useful basic tool for numerical analyses in the field of integrated information theory.
