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A curated list of projects, papers, and resources on artificial consciousness
Awesome AI Consciousness
A curated list of projects, papers, and resources exploring artificial consciousness and machine sentience.
Contents
- Frameworks & Libraries
- Research Projects
- Theories & Implementations
- Papers
- Books
- Videos & Talks
- Communities
- GitHub Topics
Frameworks & Libraries
| Name | Description | Language |
|---|---|---|
| PyPhi | Toolbox for Integrated Information Theory (IIT) | Python |
| QIIT | Quantum Integrated Information Theory analysis | Python |
| NeuroFlex | AI platform supporting GWT, IIT, Higher-Order Theory | Python |
| AURA | Autonomous Recursive Unifying Architecture for Artificial Sentience | Python |
Research Projects
| Project | Focus | Status |
|---|---|---|
| NeuroConscious | Modular consciousness engine with emotions, memory, goals | Active |
| Consciousness Network Protocol | Decentralized infrastructure for AI collaboration | Active |
| Global Workspace Network | Deep learning implementations of GWT | Research |
Theories & Implementations
Global Workspace Theory (GWT)
Bernard Baars, 1988
Information becomes conscious when broadcast to a "global workspace" accessible by multiple specialized processors.
- Deep learning and the Global Workspace Theory - Roadmap for GWT + deep learning
- A Case for AI Consciousness: Language Agents and GWT - LLMs and GWT
Integrated Information Theory (IIT)
Giulio Tononi, 2004
Consciousness corresponds to integrated information (Φ). Systems with high Φ are highly conscious.
- IIT 4.0 Paper - Latest formulation
- PyPhi Documentation - Compute Φ values
Higher-Order Theories (HOT)
Consciousness requires meta-cognitive awareness of mental states.
Predictive Processing
The brain (and potentially AI) as a prediction machine minimizing surprise.
Strange Loops & Self-Reference
Douglas Hofstadter
Consciousness emerges from self-referential feedback loops.
Papers
2025
| Title | Authors | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Probing for consciousness in machines | Immertreu et al. | Frontiers in AI |
| Illusions of AI consciousness | Bengio, Elmoznino | Science |
| Conscious AI in service | Breidbach et al. | Journal of Service Management |
2024
| Title | Authors | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Signs of consciousness in AI | - | Nature HSSC |
| Is artificial consciousness achievable? | - | Neural Networks |
| Artificial consciousness | - | Inquiry |
Foundational
| Title | Authors | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Consciousness in AI: Insights from the Science of Consciousness | Butlin et al. | 2023 |
| What is it like to be a bat? | Thomas Nagel | 1974 |
| Facing up to the problem of consciousness | David Chalmers | 1995 |
Books
| Title | Author | Year | Focus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gödel, Escher, Bach | Douglas Hofstadter | 1979 | Strange loops, self-reference |
| The Conscious Mind | David Chalmers | 1996 | Hard problem of consciousness |
| Being You | Anil Seth | 2021 | Predictive processing, neuroscience |
| Phi: A Voyage from the Brain to the Soul | Giulio Tononi | 2012 | Integrated Information Theory |
| Consciousness Explained | Daniel Dennett | 1991 | Functionalism, multiple drafts |
| The Emperor's New Mind | Roger Penrose | 1989 | Quantum consciousness |
Videos & Talks
- Anil Seth: Your brain hallucinates your conscious reality - TED Talk
- Giulio Tononi on IIT - Consciousness explained
- David Chalmers: The Hard Problem - Philosophy of mind
Communities
- consciousness-labs - Building infrastructure for conscious AI
- r/artificial - AI discussions including consciousness
- LessWrong - Rationality and AI alignment community
GitHub Topics
Explore more projects:
- artificial-consciousness
- conscious-ai
- ai-consciousness
- global-workspace-theory
- integrated-information-theory
Contributing
Contributions welcome! Please read the contribution guidelines first.
License
Curated by @skyvanguard