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Superintelligence: science fiction or not?
Live Science's Edd Gent put together a piece asking the question I get asked at almost every dinner party: is artificial superintelligence a genuine near-term possibility, or is it science fiction dressed up as a…
What Should We Call Our AI Agents?
As large language models evolve into true agents—persistent, memory-rich, goal-oriented companions—an interesting question arises: what should we call them?…
Conscium commentary on the UK's tech visa policy announcement
The UK government has promised more visas for highly skilled tech talent as it looks towoo international AI workers and science graduates amid a wider shake…
Machine consciousness and the 4Cs
Calum explains four scenarios (the four Cs) that may play out when superintelligence arrives, and the role that machine consciousness could play in determining…
Why is machine consciousness important?
In this video, Daniel explains why Conscium was founded, and why we should all be interested in whether machines can become conscious, whether that would be a…
Expert Comment: How Does the UK Stand to Benefit from Recently Introduced US Tariffs?
TechRound spoke to business leaders and experts and got their thoughts on the current situation and how they expect these tariffs to affect businesses in the…
Conscium launches PRISM, a non-profit dedicated to researching sentient AI
As artificial intelligence continues to evolve at an unprecedented pace, a new organization has emerged to address one of the most profound and complex…
The real challenge of AI Agents is verification
Daniel talked to Digiday about how WPP is approaching the verification of its agents. WPP has rolled out more than 28,000 AI agents, but scale is only part…
Advocates for machine consciousness research
The following organisations argue that machines may become conscious in the coming years or decades, and that for various reasons, it is important that…
Conscium discusses machine consciousness and agents at MWC in Barcelona
Calum discusses the possibility and implications of machine consciousness (4 minutes), on a panel at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, in March 2025. He…
People researching artificial consciousness
The study of consciousness used to be career-limiting for serious scientists. Fortunately, that is no longer the case, thanks to improvements in brain imaging,…
Conscium comment in Sifted on the Paris AI Summit
“If the UK government is simply following the lead of the US, it may well backfire,” says Calum Chace, cofounder of AI research organisation Conscium. …
