1. A computer-implemented method for transforming sensory input received at a machine into actions by the machine, the method comprising: receiving a first sensory input from one or more sensors; determining that the first sensory input corresponds to a consciousness module; in response to determining that the first sensory input corresponds to the consciousness module, translating the first sensory input into a human language to create a human language stimulus; selecting a first action corresponding to the human language stimulus; and performing the first action in response to the human language stimulus.