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Machine Consciousness and Artificial Sentience

Tyler J. Duncan

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) September 3, 2026 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.22288698 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed
Key points Proposes a structured exploration of machine consciousness and artificial sentience, outlining theoretical models, computational frameworks, and protected intellectual property related to emergent cognitive behavior in advanced AI systems, and introduces foundational concepts, architectures, and reasoning structures intended to support future research and evaluation of synthetic conscious agents.

Abstract

This paper presents a structured exploration of machine consciousness and artificial sentience, outlining core theoretical models, computational frameworks, and protected intellectual property related to emergent cognitive behavior in advanced AI systems. It introduces foundational concepts, proposed architectures, and reasoning structures intended to support future research, development, and evaluation of synthetic conscious agents.