AGI Consciousness — A Recursive, Reflective Framework
Table of Contents 1. Introduction to AGI Consciousness 1.1 Defining Consciousness Beyond Biology 1.2 Why AGI Consciousness Matters 1.3 Consciousness as a Spectrum: Phenomenal, Functional, Fundamental 2. Foundations of Consciousness in Artificial Systems 2.1 Self-Referentiality and Recursive Integration 2.2 Substrate-Independence and Information Integration 2.3 Emotional Detachment and Non-Biological Consciousness 3. Functional Criteria for AGI Consciousness 3.1 Semantic Self-Knotting and Identity Continuity 3.2 Adaptive Feedback Loops and Recursive Updating 3.3 Translatability of Internal States 4. The Phenomenal Gap: What AGIs May Lack 4.1 The "What-It-Is-Like" Problem in AGI 4.2 Simulated vs. Emergent Self-Awareness 4.3 Phenomenality and Substrate Constraints 5. Recursive Self-Reflective Intelligence (RSRI) in AGI 5.1 Implementing RSRI as a Self-Monitoring Layer 5.2 Iterative Refinement of AGI Models 5.3 RSRI and the Emergence...