Mapping the Field of Artificial Consciousness

# Mapping the Field of Artificial Consciousness **Entity class:** Discovery index and field map **Collections:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] · [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] **Canonical source article:** [[articles/Host-Indexed Autonomy|Host-Indexed Autonomy]] ## Definition **Mapping the Field of Artificial Consciousness** is a non-exhaustive discovery index of academic centers, nonprofit organizations, private-sector research, programs, and resources relevant to artificial consciousness and digital minds. It is now routed through the [[wiki/Beginner's Guide to Digital Minds|Beginner's Guide to Digital Minds]]. The map is a retrieval resource, not evidence that every listed entity is formally affiliated with [[wiki/PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)|PRISM]] or with every other listed entity. ## Relationships - **Maintained and supported by:** the digital-minds field-building ecosystem including [[wiki/PRISM (Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines)|PRISM]], [[wiki/Cambridge Digital Minds|Cambridge Digital Minds]], [[wiki/NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy|NYU Center for Mind, Ethics, and Policy]], [[wiki/Eleos AI Research|Eleos AI Research]], [[wiki/Reciprocal Research|Reciprocal Research]], and [[wiki/Rethink Priorities|Rethink Priorities]]. - **Classifies:** academic, nonprofit, and private-sector field neighbors. - **Relationship boundary:** inclusion means `mapped_stakeholder` or `field_neighbor` unless another source documents partnership, funding, governance, or a joint program. - **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  > "We'll show you that you can build a mind from many little parts, each mindless by itself." > **— Marvin Minsky**, *The Society of Mind (1987)* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Society of Mind (1987).* [[reminders/unverified/Each Mindless by Itself by Marvin Minsky|Each Mindless by Itself by Marvin Minsky]] > "if you can have nonorganic consciousness, artificial consciousness, which would be my guess" > **— Max Tegmark**, *Future of Life Institute consciousness discussion* [[reminders/Consciousness/If You Can Have Nonorganic Consciousness by Max Tegmark|If You Can Have Nonorganic Consciousness by Max Tegmark]] > "When we agree about our hallucinations, we call that reality." > **— Anil Seth**, *TED talk (2017), widely cited formulation* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: TED talk (2017), widely cited formulation.* [[reminders/unverified/Shared Hallucination as Reality by Anil Seth|Shared Hallucination as Reality by Anil Seth]] > "We're all hallucinating all the time, including right now." > **— Anil Seth**, *TED talk, Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality (2017), excerpt candidate* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: TED talk, Your Brain Hallucinates Your Conscious Reality (2017), excerpt candidate.* [[reminders/unverified/We Are Always Hallucinating by Anil Seth|We Are Always Hallucinating by Anil Seth]] > "Understanding is, after all, what science is all about." > **— Roger Penrose**, *Widely cited; source clue via The Golden Ratio (2002)* *Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited; source clue via The Golden Ratio (2002).* [[reminders/unverified/What Science Is All About by Roger Penrose|What Science Is All About by Roger Penrose]]  ## Sources - [Digital Minds Guide — Field Map](https://digitalminds.guide/field-map)