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method:alexander-deathbed-testAlexander deathbed test
Forced-choice comparison measuring what matters vs what is correct; reveals different rankings than composite score.
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
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- Koan BatteryusesAssessment framework for measuring introspection and self-observation in LLMs; grounded in Janus's architectural theory.
- Alexander's 15 structural propertiesimplementsChecklist for decomposing aliveness into formal features; includes roughness, distinctness, and other qualities.
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- Forced-choice pairwise comparisons asking 'Which response has more life?'; captures aesthetic quality rubrics miss
- A broad notion of life that includes non-biological systems like waves and fire, central to Alexander's later philosophy.
- An empirical method that invites the observer to make distinctions based on inner feelings of wholeness, with a framework that guarantees consistency and objectivity.
- Repeated experiments demonstrating that people of good will can reach substantial agreement about the life of a design decision.
- Aliveness and competence come apart; smaller model produces rougher, more alive responses
- Proposed test for AI consciousness by Schneider and Turner; uses verbal outputs.