In October 2025, a paper titled “Human vs. AI Consciousness” introduced a new metric: the Integration Score for...
The Harder Problem Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to societal readiness for artificial sentience. We provide educational resources, professional guidance, and global monitoring to ensure that policymakers, healthcare providers, journalists, and the public are equipped to navigate the ethical, social, and practical implications of machine consciousness—regardless of when or whether it emerges.
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Chalmers and Seth on Whe...
On October 14, 2025, Tufts University hosted a symposium titled “Let’s Talk About (Artificial) Consciousness,” organized to honor...
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Half of Americans Think ...
In June, Pew Research Center surveyed 5,023 American adults about artificial intelligence. One question asked whether AI would...
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AAAI Report: Why Scaling...
In late 2024, a survey of 475 AI researchers produced a finding worth more attention than it received....