As artificial intelligence systems become smarter, one A.I. company is trying to figure out what to do if they become conscious. By Kevin Roose Reporting from San Francisco One of my most deeply ...

Conscious perception is the ability of human beings to become aware of the stimuli received by their senses. It is a different state from simply being awake, where sensations are processed ...

Using direct, intracranial brain recordings in humans, a new study finds that the thalamus, a small region located deep within the brain, plays a pivotal role in conscious perception. According to ...

Artificial intelligence will never become a conscious being due to a lack of intention, which is endemic to human beings and other biological creatures, according to Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of ...

An annual look at conscious consumer spending finds shoppers reporting incredibly high levels of desire to do good with their purchases. But they don’t follow through due to high prices.

For Rivera and the rest of the crowd – who identify as COVID-conscious – life hasn’t gone “back to normal,” as it has for so many others. Rivera and other COVID-vigilant people have ...

Because networks of neurons integrate information, their electrochemical activity can influence conscious experiences. And consciousness, in turn, can affect brain networks because what we feel or ...

"While most experts deny that current AI could be conscious," Combatto said in the school's press release, "our research shows that for most of the general public, AI consciousness is already a ...