A new article has been published in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism in the science of consciousness: "The symphony of consciousness and the minimal experience of self" by Jeff Yoshimi and Jason Ford.

A new article in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism is out: “The Newman problem of consciousness science” by Johannes Kleiner. The paper introduces and examines the Newman problem, arguing that consciousness science can avoid it by carefully choosing its definition of structure.

The next article in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism is out: “Linking the structure of neuronal mechanisms to the structure of qualia” by A. Maier and N. Tsuchiya. It surveys the key literature leading up to a structural approach to consciousness and rates the current state of the filed.

#PhiMiSci published a new article in the special issue on structuralism: “Neurophenomenal structuralism and the role of computational context” by M. Paßler and A. Doerig.
It aims to challenges local structuralist theories that overlook the content-constituting role of computational context.

Wanja Wiese, Inferring the presence (or absence) of consciousness in artificial systems - PhilArchive How should we assess which artificial systems could be conscious? Given uncertainty about the nature and distribution of consciousness, it is promising to look for indicators of consciousness that pro...

Wanna know how to infer the presence or absence of consciousness in artificial systems? Check out my new preprint: philarchive.org/rec/WIEITP #PhilMind #PhilConsc #Consciousness

This is how free and open access works. There is no way to have a free and open access project and then go “wait, no, not like that”.

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📢 Just a few days left to submit a paper to our special issue on Evaluating Artificial Consciousness! #PhilMind #PhilConsc #Consciousness

Cortical candidates for self-other distinction based on visual and action cues: where do we stand? - Brain Structure and Function Brain Structure and Function - Distinguishing sensations that were generated by one’s actions (reafference) from those that were not may be grounded in the comparison of sensory and action...

New paper alert 🥸! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Leda Berio with What’s my motivation? Reputational motives, virtue signaling, and self-directed mindshaping
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Francesco Marchi on self-deception and automatic belief
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30 Rock "What a week" meme: "What a year, huh?" "Lemon, it's January 3rd."

Screenshot of a paper entry: Fictional Failures and Real-World Lessons: Ethical Speculation Through Design Fiction on Emotional Support Conversational AI Authors: Faye Kollig, Jessica Pater, Fayika Farhat Nova, Casey Fiesler (There are tabs with "abstract" and "summary" and "summary" is selected.)

The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.

On a confusion about there being two types of consciousness Progress in the scientific study of consciousness has been impeded by several fundamental controversies. One pertains to a major divide between theories: sensory versus cognitive. Here, we argue that ...

On a confusion about there being two types of consciousness: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Toward a neuroscience of consciousness using advanced meditation Despite decades of progress in the neuroscience of consciousness, prevailing empirical paradigms remain largely anchored in the study of typical, cont…

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Meet the Scientist Creating The Mathematics Of Consciousness YouTube video by Giant's Shoulder

My first podcast experience! 😅

Feedback welcome! :-)

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#PhiMiSci recently published a new article: „Attention and collective interests in artificial intelligence: In search of a regulatory framework“ by C. Dicey Jennings & C. Montemayor explores the role of attention in #AI and argues that we should understand these systems as collective agents.

Mazviita Chirimuuta's Lakatos Award Lecture will be live streamed on Friday, November 28 from the London School of Economics: lse.zoom.us/j/8494972146...

Congratulations to Mazviita on this very prestigious award for her @mitpress.bsky.social book THE BRAIN ABSTRACTED!

I'm looking for a new book! It should have about 200 pages, some testimonials, and a cover. Any recommendations? 😆

David J. Chalmers, What we talk to when we talk to language models - PhilPapers When we talk to large language models, who or what is our interlocutor? First, I address some issues about how best to characterize the interlocutor in terms of mental states. Second, ...

a new paper on mind, computation, and identity in large language models. with inspiration from raymond carver (title) and severance (thought experiments).

i'll be talking about this on saturday at the eleos AI conference on AI consciousness and welfare in berkeley.

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#PhiMiSci has published a new stand-alone article: "Sartre on imaginative presence" by Valerie Bernard, which explains Sartre’s theory of phenomenal presence and contrasts his view on why a dreamer lacks a true sense of immersion in a dreamscape with the positions of Windt and Barkasi.

But how would an AI take over? The Sam Altman way

The third post is titled "But how would an AI take over? The Sam Altman way":

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Beyond the Adult Mind: A Developmental Framework for Predictive Processing in Infancy In this paper, we argue that Predictive Processing cannot be a unifying account of cognition until it can explain infant development. We show why development is crucial for understanding human cognit...

New paper alert: Beyond the Adult Mind: A Developmental Framework for Predictive Processing in Infancy!

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#PsychSciSky #DevPsyc #CogPsyc #neuroskyence

#PhiMiSci has released a Call for Papers, inviting submissions for a book symposium on Frances Egan’s new book, „Deflating Mental Representation“. The symposium will be edited by Ken Aizawa, and the submission period runs from November 15, 2025, to April 15, 2026. For more information, see here:

ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments ChatGPT Harm Reduction for Writing Assignments Because this document has escaped containment, a couple points of explanation. I wrote this for myself and a few colleagues as we work out how to handle...

Whatever strategy you’re about to suggest, we’ve thought about it. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

New paper in the #PhiMiSci special issue on structuralism: “The incommensurability problem: A critique of phenomenal structuralism” by Miguel Á. Sebastián argues that phenomenal structuralism clarifies the relational nature of qualities but fails to explain shared aspects of qualitative experience.

#PhiMiSci published a new article in its special issue on structuralism. In „Structural representation and the Newman problem of the brain and AI“, Holger Lyre argues that the Newman problem causes a skeptical challenge for representational structuralism and presents a solution.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516) | University of Oslo Job title: Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (286516), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Wednesday, October 15, 2025

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2 new positions in the lab as postdoc & PhD!

Interested in stress, pain, or reward? This project has it all!

We are a friendly but ambitious group. Oslo is a capital city on the fjord & bordered by forest, great urban & outdoors opportunities: 💃 ⛷️ 🚣 🎭 🎶

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#PhiMiSci published a new standalone article: In “What active inference still can’t do: The (frame) problem that just won’t go away”, Darius Parvizi-Wayne argues that both new and old attempts to solve the frame problem on the basis of the active inference framework are explanatorily inadequate.

a sea otter is swimming in the water . Alt: a sea otter is floating in the water and clapping its paws

💫 Our conference #ISPSM25 is just around the corner (24-26 October). We hope to see you there! ✨

Visit our website for more information about the programme and to register: www.ispsmind.com/internationa...

🧠 New paper: “A Moratorium on Implantable Non-Medical Neurotech”

As Neuralink, Synchron, and possibly soon MergeLab funded by OpenAI push the frontier, we ask: are we ready for Brain-Computer Interfaces outside medicine?

➡️Our new paper says: not yet.

Transmission Versus Truth: What Will It Take to Make an Al as Smart as a 4-Year-Old? YouTube video by Santa Fe Institute

Catch up on our most recent Community Lecture: “Transmission Versus Truth: What Will It Take to Make an AI as Smart as a 4-Year-Old?” with Alison Gopnik.

This was the last of six community lectures for 2025, and all are available to watch on SFI’s YouTube channel.

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