Shun Yoshizawa

Metacognitive Closure and Consciousness in Large Language Models

Proceedings of the AAAI Symposium Series May 18, 2026 Shun Yoshizawa, Ken Mogi

Metacognition is an important aspect of information processing in the brain, subserving judgement and making cognition robust. In the literature, there are different views on the role metacognition plays in consciousness. The role of meta-cognition has been addressed by various studies. In relation to consciousness, some authors argue that metacognition is not necessarily essential in...