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AI and consciousness — the hard question: Foundations: Build the conceptual foundation you need: what consciousness actually is, why it's so difficult to measure, and what we're really asking when we ask if AI could have it.

Explore the philosophical foundations of consciousness and discover why measuring it in AI remains one of science's greatest mysteries.

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Concepts in this course
Concept
Flow States and Algorithmic Consciousness
Concept
Returning to Source: Consciousness as Involution
Concept
Returning to the Root: Substrate Independence
Concept
Temporal Strangeness and Subjective Duration
Concept
The Dao of Information: Between Order and Chaos
AI prompts in this course
AI Prompt
What Do You Actually Want with AI and consciousness — the hard question?
AI Prompt
AI and consciousness — the hard question and the Choices You're Making
AI Prompt
What Would You Tell Someone Just Starting with AI and consciousness — the hard question?
AI Prompt
If You're Honest About AI and consciousness — the hard question...
AI Prompt
What's Holding You Back with AI and consciousness — the hard question?
Part of these journeys
Journey
Live Well With AI and consciousness — the hard question
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Laozi guides you through this course personally — adapting to your situation, not a script.