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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,…
UK's AI Strategy: Why Declining the Paris Declaration Matters
Sifted asked me to weigh in after the UK government declined to sign the 60-nation Paris declaration on inclusive and sustainable AI development, and I ended…
Conscium talks on Sky News about the Paris AI Summit
Wilfred Frost had me on Sky News while the AI Action Summit was underway in Paris, to talk about what was actually at stake there: AI risk, and where the UK…
The Guardian on Conscium's Open Letter
The Guardian covered the open letter we organised at Conscium on how to research AI consciousness responsibly, in a piece by Dan Milmo headlined around the…
DeepSeek's Impact on European AI: A New Opportunity for Innovation
My Conscium co-founder Daniel Hulme spoke to Tech.eu about DeepSeek, the Chinese lab whose R1 model release in January 2025 rattled assumptions about how much…
Introducing Conscium: our new video
We've put together a short video that explains what Conscium actually is in three minutes. It's called "Conscium: Pioneering, Safe, Efficient AI," and if…
Exploring AI's Impact: Insights from Daniel Hulme on The Outside Context
My Conscium co-founder Daniel Hulme joined Jannah Patchay and Elise Soucie Watts for episode three of The Outside Context, a podcast built around exactly the…
DeepSeek R1: A Turning Point in AI Technology and Market Perception
Sky News had me on to react to DeepSeek R1, the release that wiped billions off US tech stocks in a single trading session and got labelled AI's "Sputnik…
