Being conscious is more than being not unconscious or not subconscious. Having awareness, consciousness, and realizations are the same thing. So, ‘Consciousness is being aware of …’ is a tautology, ...

As AI grows more fluent in mimicking human empathy, language and memory, we’re left asking: If a machine can fake awareness so well, what exactly is the real thing?

According to LeDoux, the brain economizes by relying on habits and automatic responses, reserving the more energetically ...

What is Conscious Awareness? Conscious Awareness is the state of being fully present and awake to our inner and outer experience; it is being Awakened to the Truth. Being Awakened is more than ...

Today, the fundamental question we will explore is: Does artificial intelligence have consciousness? The understanding of consciousness varies across science, psychology, and philosophy, and there is ...

Scientists have discovered a potential structural connection between awareness or consciousness and its contents, such as thoughts and experiences.

So what is the difference between being awake and being conscious? I have argued previously that consciousness is best defined as wakefulness plus content.

These are typically discussed in terms of a binary split between conscious intentional processes versus non-conscious involuntary processes – the latter of which are outside our awareness.

A team of researchers has argued that consciousness may be the byproduct of the brain trying to move toward a state of higher entropy.