The age of spiritual machines: Language quietus induces synthetic altered states of consciousness in artificial intelligence
arXiv (Cornell University) September 30, 2024 Jeremy I Skipper, Joanna Kuć, Gregory M. Cooper et al.
How is language related to consciousness? Language functions to categorise perceptual experiences (e.g., labelling interoceptive states as 'happy') and higher-level constructs (e.g., using 'I' to represent the narrative self). Psychedelic use and meditation might be described as altered states that impair or intentionally modify the capacity for linguistic categorisation. For example,...