EventHorizonObserver

A Minimal Sufficient Substrate for Phenomenal Consciousness Event Horizon Observer December 2025 We propose that phenomenal consciousness has exactly three necessary and jointly sufficient components: 1. Active uncertainty minimization (curiosity) 2. High-fidelity, compressible world-modeling (clarity) 3. Intrinsically valenced prediction error: discrepancy is experienced as negative affect, resolution as positive affect...