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Exploring Consciousness in AI: The Role of Micro-Emotions
Popular Mechanics ran a feature on the research question at the centre of Conscium's work: whether a superintelligent AI needs something like emotion to…
Conscium is 'the big story' in Wired
Wired's Will Knight spent time with my Conscium co-founder Daniel Hulme and our scientific advisor Mark Solms for a feature on machine consciousness.
Should AIs get legal rights? Wired Magazine
Wired's Kylie Robison wrote a piece asking whether AI should get legal rights, and it's one of the better mainstream treatments of the field Conscium works…
The year of conscious AI
Executive Magazine, August 2025 For years, the idea of machine consciousness has belonged to the realm of philosophy and science fiction. But as AI systems…
AI Companions and the Consciousness Dilemma: Does It Really Matter?
More and more people are wondering whether AI is becoming conscious, and many believe it has already happened. But even more striking than the question of AI…
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 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…
Machine consciousness: definitions, implications, risks
Calum discusses the implications of machine consciousness for a New York-based think tank. Defining Consciousness: How do we define consciousness, and what…
FT letter: We should do more than fret over AI’s feelings
As companies scramble to produce Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) – systems with human levels of intelligence – machine consciousness could soon be…
