Copilot said,
Certainly! Here’s the English translation of the text from the web page:
意識｜谷口茂　Shigeru Taniguchi (note.com)

• Principle of Work and Existence: The principle “modus operandus sequitur modum essendum,” which has been observed in natural cosmic phenomena since ancient times, suggests that the mode of work follows the mode of existence. This principle has guided the development of objective knowledge or science.

• Subjective Consciousness: Human subjective consciousness has constructed explanatory principles by analogizing its own existence with various natural phenomena.

• Cultural Anthropology: Cultural anthropological thought interprets the development of human civilization and culture (cognition) by drawing parallels with the developmental stages of individual humans.

• Historical Analysis: For instance, G. Gusdorf analyzed human history in terms of eras of mythological consciousness, rational consciousness, and existential consciousness. Jaspers positioned the “Axial Age” as a period of transition from mythological to rational thinking in human cultural history.

• Science and Knowledge: In essence, science and knowledge have developed from projecting human subjective consciousness onto the explanation of universal phenomena, often personifying them as living or human-like entities.

• Personification: The personification of natural principles and the placement of gods are evident, with the original concept of ‘god’ emerging within human societal communities, as indicated by research (including papers verified by Big Data analysis from Keio University).

• Consciousness: Until the medieval period, the concept of consciousness, or ‘con-scientia,’ implied ethical notions such as conscience. Thomas Aquinas mostly discussed the soul’s capacities like sensory perception, intellectual cognition, and will, without thematizing consciousness.

• Chalmers’ Hard Problem: Chalmers’ hard problem seems to arise from a lack of definition for consciousness. Current brain science and AI research are addressing the ‘easy problems,’ and it feels like a breakthrough is imminent.

• Human Projection: The current situation resembles the mythological consciousness era, where humans project themselves onto LLMs, personifying them.

• Human Dignity: Human consciousness, based on the fact that ‘humans are rational animals,’ seems to inherently possess ‘irreplaceability and uniqueness’ as aspects of human dignity, stemming from the principle that the mode of work follows the mode of existence.

• Death and Consciousness: Death, as a life phenomenon, individualizes life as a biological entity, giving it temporal and spatial limits. This leads to the emergence of conscience, empathy, and shared knowledge (Conscientia=consciousness).

The text also discusses the concept of consciousness in the context of AI, AGI, and ASI, suggesting that as communication networks and collective intelligence evolve, the biological consciousness found in individual organisms becomes abstracted. It questions the active principle that would drive ‘electron carrier information’ in a universal state and how consciousness might emerge within communication networks, potentially tracing back to the information development process of the pre-biological universe. The text concludes by pondering whether the expansion of ‘electron carrier information’ into an infinite pool could be understood as the active principle of AI, AGI, and ASI development, and how this relates to the concept of consciousness. It also touches on the AI alignment problem and the formation of a global brain’s new cortex in Earth’s satellite orbit, which would not compete with the old cortex, including human individual brains, within the network. The article ends by inviting support from readers.

Please note that this is a complex philosophical text, and the translation aims to convey the main ideas presented. If you need further clarification or details on specific parts, feel free to ask!