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AI Consciousness Research Gains Ground Among Major Labs

AI Consciousness Research Gains Ground Among Major Labs

A survey documents empirical research on whether AI systems might be conscious, drawing on methods from psychology, cognitive science, and mechanistic interpretability. Anthropic, Google DeepMind, and dedicated organizations like Eleos AI and Reciprocal Research are now actively researching the question.

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