Simulacrum of consciousness

The notion that a sufficiently accurate simulation of consciousness could cross into authentic consciousness.

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A false copy that lacks the depth and authenticity of the real, morphogenetically produced thing.

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Simulacraconcept0.845
The phenomena simulated by a simulator, such as agents or processes that appear in text generated by GPT.
Consciousnessconcept0.816
Core concept: capacity to experience as a subject; argued to be substrate-independent and achievable across diverse biological systems.
Consciousness (phenomenal consciousness)concept0.814
The state of having subjective experiences; there is something it is like to be the subject.
Consciousness (con-scire)concept0.799
Formulated as shareable knowledge (con: together; scire: to know); associated with inference over counterfactual models
Superposition of Simulacraconcept0.776
The state in which a dialogue agent maintains multiple possible characters simultaneously, refined as the conversation proceeds
Science of Consciousness in Artificial Systemsconcept0.774
The emerging research domain the paper aims to contribute to: systematic study of consciousness-relevant dynamics in AI
Simulacra in Superposition Frameworkframework0.772
The more nuanced second metaphor: LLM as simulator maintaining a superposition of possible simulacra across a multiverse of characters
Field model of consciousnessframework0.764
Cube Flipper's model that consciousness is experienced as fields (visual, somatic) with wave-like soliton dynamics and Gabor wavelets.