Thanks for the link!

Tononi is cool in that he (at least attempted to, I haven't followed the linear algebra proof) quantified a measure for a system both having distinct functional clusters and integrated states which covary enough with external factors that they provide mutual information with them.

It seems to be in line with the "Intelligence is Compression" idea that I've run into a few times 'round these parts. I think that his theory is probably very related to intelligence (at least in human-style architectures), but not particularly related to consciousness.

I do admire his audacity in saying that anything with a high enough measure on his value is conscious.

Anil Seth has some intro/review type stuff on his work, which you can get off of his website: http://www.anilseth.com/