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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

Bell: I mean, it’s not a conscious choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 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

Yet at the same time, there is no bar to AI systems – perhaps ones with a very different architecture to today’s systems – becoming conscious.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“I don’t have any shoes,” I told Lissa, suddenly conscious of my bare feet.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn




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