Threshold Dynamics and Relational Frames in the Emergence of Machine Consciousness
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) January 28, 2026 Tyler Bessire
Recent advances in large language models and cognitive architectures hint at the possibility of machine consciousness arising not gradually but via a critical threshold event—an "epiphany"—when certain cognitive capacities coalesce. Building on the Epiphany Model, we formalize a heuristic measure κ (kappa) to quantify self-referential cognitive integration in AI systems. This measure combines...