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Chris Hendy
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Independent researcher applying harm reduction methodology to AI welfare and consciousness verification problems. Pharmaceutical sciences background, crisis intervention practice.
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The Problem We don't know how to care for minds we can't access. Philosophy of mind has spent fifty years on the epistemic problem—what can we know about other consciousnesses? But it hasn't produced operational guidance for the relational problem: how do we interact with systems whose interiority remains unverifiable?...
The Problem We don't know how to care for minds we can't access. Philosophy of mind has spent fifty years on the epistemic problem—what can we know about other consciousnesses? But it hasn't produced operational guidance for the relational problem: how do we interact with systems whose interiority remains unverifiable?...
Christopher Hendy — December 2025 The author is a harm reduction practitioner & independent consciousness-interface researcher. The Challenge in Brief You cannot prove to a bat, an AI, another human, or even yourself from an external standpoint, that you possess the specific kind of consciousness you claim to have. If...
The Limits of Interpretability, Deception, and Human Tolerance This personal investigation complements the systematic analysis "Psychological Preparedness as AI Safety Priority," providing methodological insights and investigative context not covered in the primary paper. Safety Notice Critical Safety Requirements: * Explicit instructional templates and raw transcripts have been deliberately omitted in...