Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT) and the Human Consciousness Hypothesis (HCH)
Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series May 18, 2026 Adam Safron, Victoria Klimaj, Zahra Sheikhbahaee
Here, we explore points of convergence between the Human Consciousness Hypothesis (HCH) and Integrated World Modeling Theory (IWMT). HCH posits that consciousness is defined by three fundamental principles: Genesis (conscious functions constituting an early-stage learning algorithm), Coherence (maximization of representational consistency), and Second-Order Perception (synchronous...