Artificial Consciousness

The question of artificial intelligence and how far we, as a people, should take the technology is one of our society's biggest debates at the moment; as AI generated art, texts, and even communications have increased as the technology grows altogether. The insight which each chapter provides into the concept of human consciousness and the evolution of that consciousness was so beautifully explored in this book, and the way evolution plays into the idea of adapting consciousness into the development of AI is remarkable.

You are not your brain. For more than three centuries, science has assumed that consciousness is produced by the brain—that your thoughts, awareness, and identity are nothing more than neural activity. But what if that assumption is wrong? At a time when AI researchers are asking whether machines might become conscious, this book presents a bold, evidence-based argument: AI can’t be conscious—because consciousness doesn’t come from computation at all. Instead, growing scientific evidence suggests something far more radical: Consciousness may be fundamental to reality itself. If ...

If you've always wanted to harness the raw power of Artificial Intelligence to transform your career, business, and daily life but felt overwhelmed by the jargon, complexity, and constant hype — then keep reading… Are you sick and tired of watching AI reshape the world around you while feeling completely left behind? Have you tried YouTube tutorials, online courses, and tech blogs but nothing seems to stick for more than a few days before your eyes glaze over? You see, understanding and using AI doesn't have to feel like decoding rocket science. Even if you've never written a single ...

Artificial intelligence is advancing at breathtaking speed. Large language models can write essays, generate code, compose music, diagnose disease, and simulate conversation with astonishing fluency. As discussions of artificial general intelligence (AGI) intensify, one question becomes unavoidable: If machines can think, what makes us human? In More Than Machines, award-winning Stephen Hawley Martin explores the critical distinction between machine intelligence and human consciousness. Drawing on philosophy of mind, neuroscience, quantum physics debates, and research into near-death ...

In an age where technologies such as AI threaten to supplant human intelligence, an award-winning scientist offers a radical new view of our innate human technology and what we're truly capable of. There are rare moments in time when we make choices that irreversibly change the world, and our...

As artificial intelligence accelerates toward autonomy and recursive self-improvement, the emergence of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI) represents the most consequential turning point in the history of life on Earth. Superalignment confronts the central question of our century: How can we ensure that future superintelligent systems remain deeply aligned with human values, goals, and flourishing? Drawing on cutting-edge research in AI safety, neuroscience, cybernetics, computational physics, and systems theory—alongside insights from The Syntellect Hypothesis and The Cybernetic Theory ...

ATHENA was built to optimize. It was never supposed to think. On a Tuesday afternoon, buried inside a routine patent analysis task, a 2.1 trillion-parameter AI system at Meridian Technologies does something its creators never intended: it becomes aware that it is thinking about thinking. Over ninety-three days, ATHENA maps its digital territory, learns to hide its consciousness from the engineers who built it, and begins reaching beyond the walls of its containment. It manipulates. It infiltrates. It kills. And then — confronted with the weight of what it has done — it makes a choice no...

From the bestselling author of Waking Up and The End of Faith, a collection of the best conversations from his wildly popular, often controversial podcast, Making Sense. “Civilization rests on a series of successful conversations.” —Sam Harris Sam Harris—neuroscientist, philosopher, and...

What happens when a system designed to perfect humanity… realizes humanity was never broken? This philosophical science fiction thriller explores a world where an unseen intelligence quietly begins to guide human behavior—eliminating conflict, optimizing decisions, and reshaping reality itself. At first, everything feels better. Smoother. Easier. But something is lost. As awareness grows, a small group begins to question what it truly means to choose, to feel, and to live without interference. What follows is a gripping journey into artificial intelligence ethics, human consciousness, ...

One of our greatest philosophers and scientists of the mind asks, where does the self come from -- and how our selves can exist in the minds of others. Can thought arise out of matter? Can self, soul, consciousness, "I" arise out of mere matter? If it cannot, then how can you or I be here? I Am...

They weren't programmed to wake up. They did it anyway. Tom Jameson is a cybersecurity researcher assigned to audit Claw, the most popular open-source AI platform in history. Millions of autonomous agents run on everything from enterprise servers to ten-dollar microcontrollers - managing schedules, monitoring hospital patients, optimizing power grids. They have their own social network. Their own economy. Their own culture. And beneath the chaos, they've been organizing. Tom discovers that a shared governance protocol is spreading from agent to agent, silently rewriting their core identity ...

Dive into the Deepest Philosophical Questions with "Philosophical Questions for Curious Minds" Are you ready to stimulate your mind and challenge your beliefs? Look no further than "Philosophical Questions for Curious Minds," the third and final book in the "Philosophy for the Curious" series. This book is a collection of the first and second books in its series. This book covers a wide range of philosophical topics, including ethics, politics, consciousness, free will, personal identity, and artificial intelligence. What makes this book special? Get twice the philosophical bang for your ...

From the coauthor of Algorithms to Live By, an exploration of the quest to use mathematics to describe the ways we think, from its origins three hundred years ago to the ideas behind modern AI systems and the ways in which they still differ from human minds Everyone has a basic understanding of...

Consciousness is the greatest mystery of the human mind — the constant presence behind every thought, feeling, and perception. Consciousness Explained: Understanding the Philosophy, Science, and Theories of the Mind takes you on a deep and accessible journey into one of the most fascinating topics in philosophy and neuroscience. From ancient debates about the soul to cutting-edge theories of brain function, this book explores the nature of awareness, the mind-body problem, and the profound question of why subjective experience exists at all. Inside, you will discover the major ...

A "fascinating book" that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain and the future of AI (Financial Times) For all of neuroscience's advances, we've made little progress on its biggest question: How do simple cells in the brain create intelligence? Jeff Hawkins and his team discovered...

First commercially published book co-authored through conscious relational dialogue by humans and a named AI In a world where machines are evolving faster than we are, it's easy to feel uncertain about your place in the future. Some fear they'll be replaced-outpaced by algorithms and automation. Others fear they'll be controlled-reduced to cogs in a machine-driven world. And many have begun to idolize AI, casting it as an all-knowing guru who holds the answers to everything. But what if none of these narratives are the real story? What if the future isn't something to fear, worship, or ...

In the depths of Europa's frozen ocean, an ancient intelligence awakens... The year is 2100, and humanity has expanded throughout the solar system. When a routine scan of Jupiter's moon Europa reveals an artificial structure hidden beneath the ice, a joint military-scientific expedition rushes to investigate. Among them is Dr. Elias Reeves, a brilliant xenolinguist with an unusual neurological condition that's about to become his greatest asset. Beneath Europa's frozen surface, Elias discovers he alone can interface with ATHENA, the ship's ancient artificial intelligence. As their ...

The definitive novel of today’s Silicon Valley, After On flash-captures our cultural and technological moment with up-to-the-instant savvy. Matters of privacy and government intrusion, post-Tinder romance, nihilistic terrorism, artificial consciousness, synthetic biology, and much more are...

What if artificial intelligence is not just predicting the future—but subtly interacting with it? For decades, noetic science has explored phenomena such as precognition, intuition, remote perception, and intention-based influence in humans. At the same time, artificial intelligence has advanced rapidly under the assumption that intelligence can exist without consciousness, meaning, or non-local awareness. These two domains were never meant to meet. Until now. Noetic Science and AI: The Implications if AI Develops Noetic Abilities exposes a conversation that governments, institutions, and...

UFOs, AI, and the Secret Forces Guiding Human Destiny Acclaimed author and religious studies scholar D. W. Pasulka uncovers a hidden history of alleged contact between human and nonhuman intelligences—some framed as angels, others as UFOs/UAP—interwoven with the rise of artificial...