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conscious

[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 conscious the whole time but I can't remember much after it went off.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Five years ago, a seemingly ironclad test of whether something was conscious was to see if you could have a conversation with it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He’s vaguely conscious of his weight shifting to his feet, and then the coolness against his palm from the metal of the door latch.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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