{"id":240635,"date":"2026-07-11T07:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/the-machine-consciousness-hypothesis-joscha-bach-hikari-sorensen-and-lou-de-k"},"modified":"2026-07-11T07:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T12:04:27","slug":"the-machine-consciousness-hypothesis-joscha-bach-hikari-sorensen-and-lou-de-k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/the-machine-consciousness-hypothesis-joscha-bach-hikari-sorensen-and-lou-de-k","title":{"rendered":"The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis \u2014 Joscha Bach, Hikari Sorensen and Lou de K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/St0EBopDbmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This private salon centers on The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis, CIMC\u2019s recently published essay proposing that consciousness may be formally defined in functional terms, computationally realized in artificial systems, and empirically tested.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers.<br \/> Joscha Bach \u2013 Executive Director \\&amp; Board Director, CIMC<br \/> Hikari Sorensen \u2013 Researcher, CIMC<br \/> Hosted by Lou de K. \u2013 VP of Programs \\&amp; Board Director, CIMC<\/p>\n<p>Event Details.<br \/> Recorded on Thursday, March 12<br \/> Location: Hillsborough, United States.<\/p>\n<p>Timestamps.<\/p>\n<p>0:00 \u2014 Introduction.<br \/> 10:26 \u2014 What is consciousness and how does it relate to reality? Hikari Sorensen.<br \/> 32:48 \u2014 What is it like to be AI?<br \/> 1:08:34 \u2014 Q\\&amp;A<\/p>\n<p>Read the full essay: <a href=\"https:\/\/cimcai.substack.com\/p\/essay-t\">https:\/\/cimcai.substack.com\/p\/essay-t<\/a>\u2026 to our channel for future convenings and updates on machine consciousness research.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/the-machine-consciousness-hypothesis-joscha-bach-hikari-sorensen-and-lou-de-k\">Continue reading \u201cThe Machine Consciousness Hypothesis \u2014 Joscha Bach, Hikari Sorensen and Lou de K\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This private salon centers on The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis, CIMC\u2019s recently published essay proposing that consciousness may be formally defined in functional terms, computationally realized in artificial systems, and empirically tested. Speakers. Joscha Bach \u2013 Executive Director \\&amp; Board Director, CIMC Hikari Sorensen \u2013 Researcher, CIMC Hosted by Lou de K. \u2013 VP of Programs [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-240635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-futurism","category-robotics-ai"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=240635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/240635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=240635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=240635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=240635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}