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at which grain of description does the supervenience base for rich contentful experience sit?

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From cacophony to hierarchy: a principled framework for assessing AI consciousness

(2026) · Shamil Chandaria · Arvo Muñoz Morán · Fernando Rosas · Anil Seth +10

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From cacophony to hierarchy: a principled framework for assessing AI consciousness
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The disagreement about current AI consciousness is not merely about what these systems do but about which grain of description is the critical one
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Core interpretive thesis of the report, restated across multiple sections.

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