Digital Consciousness Model

# Digital Consciousness Model **Entity class:** Probabilistic consciousness-assessment framework **Collections:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Canonical source article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] ## Definition The **Digital Consciousness Model** is a framework developed through [[wiki/Rethink Priorities|Rethink Priorities]]' AI Cognition Initiative to aggregate evidence about possible consciousness in AI systems. It represents multiple theoretical stances, system features, and testable indicators in a broadly Bayesian structure. Its initial results report evidence against 2024 language models being conscious while emphasizing that the evidence is not decisive. The model is an uncertainty-management framework, not a certificate of consciousness. ## Relationships - **Developer:** [[wiki/Rethink Priorities|Rethink Priorities]] AI Cognition Initiative. - **Authors:** [[wiki/Derek Shiller|Derek Shiller]], [[wiki/Laura Duffy|Laura Duffy]], [[wiki/Arvo Munoz Moran|Arvo Muñoz Morán]], [[wiki/Hayley Clatterbuck|Hayley Clatterbuck]], [[wiki/Adria Moret|Adrià Moret]], and [[wiki/Chris Percy|Chris Percy]]. - **Presented through:** an event hosted by [[wiki/PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)|PRISM]]. - **Methods:** [[wiki/Bayesian Inference|Bayesian inference]], [[wiki/Evidence Aggregation|evidence aggregation]], and [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|consciousness indicators]]. - **Collection and source routes:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]], [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]], and [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]]. ## Simple Reminders, Quotations, and Thoughts  > "how we can measure which things in the world are conscious and which are not conscious" > **— Samuel G. Rodriques**, *Research biography, consciousness measurement* [[reminders/Consciousness/Can We Measure What Is Conscious by Samuel G. Rodriques|Can We Measure What Is Conscious by Samuel G. Rodriques]] > "Consciousness is a fundamental property of sufficiently organized causal systems." > **— Christof Koch**, *IIT-aligned writings; compressed candidate wording* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: IIT-aligned writings; compressed candidate wording.* [[reminders/unverified/Consciousness May Be a Property of Causal Structure by Christof Koch|Consciousness May Be a Property of Causal Structure by Christof Koch]] > "IIT says that you can simulate consciousness, but this system itself will not have consciousness." > **— Christof Koch**, *2014-era Nautilus interview* [[reminders/Consciousness/IIT Says That You Can Simulate Consciousness by Christof Koch|IIT Says That You Can Simulate Consciousness by Christof Koch]] > "There’s no Turing test for consciousness" > **— Christof Koch**, *2024, Nautilus consciousness interview* [[reminders/Consciousness/No Turing Test for Consciousness by Christof Koch|No Turing Test for Consciousness by Christof Koch]] > "Science is a great deal more than mindless computation." > **— Roger Penrose**, *Widely cited Penrose statement; primary source pending* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited Penrose statement; primary source pending.* [[reminders/unverified/Science Is More Than Mindless Computation by Roger Penrose|Science Is More Than Mindless Computation by Roger Penrose]]  ## Sources - [Rethink Priorities — Initial results](https://rethinkpriorities.org/research-area/initial-results-of-the-digital-consciousness-model/) - [Rethink Priorities — Strategic directions](https://rethinkpriorities.org/research-area/strategic-directions-for-a-digital-consciousness-model/)