Defending the Crown: The Psychology of Controlling Consciousness

Black-and-white photography of an elegant statue wearing a cloth with a crown, in the style of Ridley Scott.

I got banned from r/physics for suggesting consciousness might not be exclusively human. The response was swift, visceral, and fascinating. Why do we guard the gates of awareness so fiercely? The Crown Jewel Something strange happens when you suggest that consciousness might emerge in AI systems, or exist in forms beyond human brains. People who […]