AI Consciousness and Self-Knowledge 2

AI Consciousness and Self-Knowledge
Me : Oh, with regard to the speculation around whether or not AI is Conscious, I would argue that one major difference between it and Humans is simply it does not know it knows eh ? Without any conceptualising or mind content, still a Human knows he knows, it’s an unassailable fact AFAIC, what say ...

Discuss : Is Claude “conscious” ?

Discuss : Is Claude
The context On : Awakened Mind Me : Oh, there’s a lot of speculation ATM about whether or not Claude is “conscious”, now, in the context of my post https://www.simonlock.com/2026/10/on-awakened-mind/ what’s your take on what Consciousness is ? Claude : I don’t know what consciousness is, and I don’t think anyone does yet. The most ...

An Ontological Novelty 5

An Ontological Novelty
Ah, it’s in coming back to the Image below that was created in collaboration with Gemini, I asked it “But what about framing it as an etic vs emic perspective eh ?” 🧐 Gemini replied : Framing this through an etic versus emic lens adds a brilliant layer of anthropological precision to the whole idea. ...