A theory explaining consciousness as information broadcast across the mind.
GWT is the school PA system in your head. Once a thought gets the microphone, the whole brain hears it.
It helps people talk about machine consciousness. It also inspires AI with many parts working together.
AI Consciousness
GWT is a common frame for debates about AI consciousness.
Cognitive Model
GWT is a Cognitive Model about information broadcast in the mind.
Attention
Attention works like the gate into the global workspace.
AGI
Some AGI designs borrow its idea of a global broadcast.