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The construction of consciousness is the most promising path to understanding it

Inspired by Feynman's dictum; grounds CIMC's constructive methodology over purely philosophical analysis

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"What I cannot create I do not understand"
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Feynman's remark taken as inspiration for CIMC's constructive methodology; noted with epistemic humility about its exact context
"What we create without understanding, we cannot responsibly steward."
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CIMC's extension of Feynman's dictum articulating the ethical imperative alongside the epistemological one

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Consciousness is a phenomenon we have partial sensors for; building better sensors is a research and engineering question.claim0.826
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Normative conclusion and forward-looking hypothesis based on theoretical and empirical evidence reviewed.
Consciousness also comes in degrees and kinds, and is fundamentally tied to goal-directed activity.claim0.803
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CIMC's characterization of the current state of the field motivating its research program
Consciousness is not the result of mental architecture and cognitive ability, but its prerequisite — a necessary precondition for complex learning and intelligent behavior.claim0.800
Genesis Hypothesis claim that consciousness forms before rather than from cognition
We hypothesize that general computational machines with sufficient resources possess the necessary and sufficient means to implement consciousness, and that successful implementation can be established via analysis or testing.hypothesis0.799
The central hypothesis of the paper
Consciousness is the ground of reality, not an emergent property, so artificial systems participate in it genuinely.claim0.799
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The normative conclusion of the paper, urging the field to not prematurely exclude non-brain substrates.