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
Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine but is now conscious, says the Danish Football Association.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 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
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
What is more, he had now become very conscious of his audience and of how they were all silently rooting for him.
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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