Chetana: A Theory-Indexed Probe Framework for AI Consciousness Indicator Scoring
Figshare May 8, 2026 Mukunda Rao Katta
Most public conversations about AI consciousness fix on the wrong question: 'is the model conscious?' That question collapses many separable theoretical commitments into one yes/no. This paper presents Chetana, a theory-indexed probe framework that does not pretend to detect consciousness. Instead, it scores model behaviour against the operational predictions of named consciousness theories —...