Consciousness and Subgoals

The discussion delves into the multifaceted nature of consciousness, highlighting varying perspectives from thinkers like Chalmers and Graziano. Jürgen shares insights from his early work on subgoal generation, emphasizing the importance of decomposing complex tasks into manageable parts, a concept that resonates with modern approaches to learning abstract representations. The interplay between action space and hierarchical learning models is explored, showcasing the evolution of ideas over three decades.