Artificial intelligence (AI) and artificial consciousness (AC) are two different concepts. Although they are somewhat similar, their definitions and meanings are different.

The mathematical definition of artificial intelligence refers to making machines imitate or surpass human intelligence, including learning, understanding, solving problems, recognizing languages, recognizing images and so on. This imitation or transcendence is based on calculation and algorithm, not real consciousness or understanding. Artificial intelligence can perform specific tasks, but it does not understand or perceive what it is doing, nor can it experience or perceive the world.

Artificial consciousness refers to giving machine consciousness or self-consciousness so that it can perceive, understand and experience the world. At present, artificial consciousness is still in the stage of hypothesis and theory, and has not yet been realized.