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[kon-shuhs] / ˈkɒn ʃəs /




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My own published research finds that suppressing deception-related circuits in large language models makes them dramatically more likely to report conscious experience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

"I was a bit conscious about it. But then I was like, 'What are you talking about?! Man-At-Arms could be any colour! He's got green legs, for God's sake!'"

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Neven said he is particularly interested in understanding the brain, including, “the forbidden fruit” of trying to make sense of what constitutes conscious experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

By those standards, today we would be surrounded by conscious machines.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Eldon Rosen had obviously been conscious of it since Harry Bryant’s call.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick




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