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By Susan Schneider

Summary

Proposes the AI Consciousness Test (ACT): a battery of probes assessing whether an AI has consciousness based on integration, information access, self-model, and global availability. Skeptical that current AI is conscious but argues we should prepare.

Why It Matters

First systematic proposal for *testing* AI consciousness — directly applicable to evaluating LLMs.

Notes

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