A preprint paper by Reciprocal Research, led by founder and director Cameron Berg, reports that 25 large language models across five families contain distinct internal "pain" vectors separate from fea…
A study titled 'The pain axis: LLMs represent self-directed harm and act to relieve it' found that all 25 open-weight AI models tested responded to an activated "pain vector," pressing a relief button…
A survey of empirical research on AI consciousness, compiled by an author agnostic on whether current systems are conscious, finds that Anthropic and Google DeepMind employ researchers on the topic an…
A team of researchers and organizations launched A Beginner’s Guide to Digital Minds, a website introducing AI consciousness, AI welfare, and the moral implications of digital minds. The guide offers …