conscious
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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
Even if we can’t be sure something is conscious, we might err on the side of caution by assuming it is – what philosopher Jonathan Birch calls the precautionary principle for sentience.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
I stood afar, conscious of my worn clothes.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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