The debate about AI consciousness is growing, in academic articles, newspaper opinion pieces, and even among AI bots ...

When a good idea comes to mind, I doubt anyone has ever thought, "I'm going to have an epiphany now," and then had one. Words ...

We often assume a smart enough AI will eventually become conscious. But a new theoretical framework argues consciousness evolved specifically for biological self-preservation—meaning today's highly ...

We talk with neuroscientist Antonio Damasio about the science of consciousness, how it works in the body, and how it aims to ...

Marx held that class conflict was the overriding issue of his day, and Marxists still hold to that viewpoint. Their assumptions about class, however, do not ...

Given access to email, A.I. agents have started reaching out to the philosophers and researchers exploring deep questions about them.

What is consciousness? Is an AI (Artificial Intelligence) system, like ChatGPT, conscious? Are animals conscious? Are plants conscious? Does consciousness depend on the material world, or is it ...

It is therefore easy to think that consciousness evolved to benefit us as individuals. But we have argued that consciousness may have evolved to facilitate key social adaptive functions. Rather than ...

What is happening in the brain when you are under hypnosis?You may have wondered about this at least once.You close your eyes ...

There are reasons to assume that not only humans but also some non-human species of animal have conscious perception. Which species have consciousness and how the subjective experience of various ...

The Exhaustion of Becoming You have been trying to earn it. The early mornings, the mantras, the fasting, the retreat you ...

Consciousness is what we are most familiar with. Feeling the sun's warmth on our face, the joy of seeing someone we love, or the thrill of being on a rollercoaster—every single experience we ever had, ...