We hypothesize that adopting computational functionalism as a working assumption allows productive investigation of which computational properties are necessary and sufficient for consciousness and whether current AI systems could implement them.

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• If computational functionalism is correct, then some computations suffice for consciousness and the question is which ones and when they will exist in AI.hypothesis0.907
  Conditional underlying the consciousness route.
• If computational functionalism is true, consciousness in AI systems built on conventional hardware is possible in principle.claim0.885
  Core claim enabling the indicator method's relevance to current AI systems
• We adopt computational functionalism as a working hypothesis.claim0.874
  Assumption that implementing the right computations is necessary and sufficient for consciousness.
• We hypothesize that general computational machines with sufficient resources possess the necessary and sufficient means to implement consciousness, and that successful implementation can be established via analysis or testing.hypothesis0.870
  The central hypothesis of the paper
• If computational functionalism is true, conscious AI systems could realistically be built in the near term.hypothesis0.856
  Conditional prediction about the feasibility of conscious AI.
• Computational functionalism is plausible and well-supported, so it would be a mistake to dismiss near-future AI welfare solely on the basis of high-level arguments against this assumption.claim0.844
  Defense against biological substrate objections.
• The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis rests on metaphysical assumptions summarized as computationalist functionalism, which is a necessary but not sufficient condition for the hypothesis.claim0.842
  Paper's statement of the metaphysical presuppositions of the MCH
• We hypothesize that AI consciousness may be realized in the near term if AI capabilities continue to develop, given that researchers have intentionally reproduced computational features associated with human consciousness.hypothesis0.834
  Motivates urgency of the assessment method