Could it be possible to create new forms of consciousness and kinds of minds, capable of experiencing, reflecting and understanding reality at a level far beyond current human communication patterns?

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• The science of consciousness should remain open to the possibility of minds in unconventional embodiments.hypothesis0.803
  Normative conclusion and forward-looking hypothesis based on theoretical and empirical evidence reviewed.
• Can computers be conscious? Or more specifically, can today's computers fully emulate the way in which organisms compute minds?question0.801
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• What Kinds Of Consciousness Or Agency Might Existquestion0.793
• It is plausible that ongoing developments in LLMs may lead to models or agentic systems built on LLMs capable of generating representations observed with 'consciousness' phenomena.claim0.792
  Forward-looking claim suggesting the methodological framework is relevant for future AI systems beyond current LLMs.
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• Different learning systems facing similar computational problems will converge to similar consciousness-like solutions, including potentially biological and artificial systemshypothesis0.785
  Extension of the Universality Hypothesis to consciousness: if consciousness solves a well-defined computational problem, different systems will discover it independently
• It might be possible to design digital minds that could realize hedonic well-being at levels that human brains are totally incapable of instantiatinghypothesis0.784
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