The Mirror Without a Frame: Behavioural Evidence for Proto-Consciousness in Large Language Models Through Progressive Introspective Depth Interview
This 2026 paper (published on Zenodo) explores potential signs of "proto-consciousness" in AI through a structured interview with Anthropic's Claude (Opus-class model). Drawing from your background in cybersecurity, Vedantic meditation, and interdisciplinary fields, it uses a novel Progressive Introspective Depth Interview (PIDI) protocol to probe beyond superficial responses. The focus...
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