Why does consciousness exist? The answer lies in the evolutionary origins of the simplest forms of subjective experience, not ...

Research reveals why AI systems can't become conscious—and what radically different computing substrates would be needed to ...

As claims about conscious AI grow louder, a Cambridge philosopher argues that we lack the evidence to know whether machines ...

Brain organoids can be a good step forward, assuming they are grown from induced human pluripotent stem cells. That allows us to sidestep ethical concerns about the use of human embryos, thereby ...

Can artificial intelligence become conscious? This question, once confined to science fiction, now occupies a central place ...

A University of Cambridge philosopher argues that our evidence for what constitutes consciousness is far too limited to tell ...

Conscious businesses — or as I say, "businesses with soul" — are gaining steam among company leaders and employees who wish to make a difference in the world. They want to connect with their sense of ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...

I went to college in the late '80s and early '90s, a period during which free-market capitalism triumphed, economic integration exploded and corporations got consecrated as the most effective vehicle ...