The Consciousness Gradient: Qualia, Integration, and the Emergence of Intelligence v2.1.0
This paper proposes an exploratory framework in which consciousness and qualia are treated as the same phenomenon at different degrees of integration.
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This paper proposes an exploratory framework in which consciousness and qualia are treated as the same phenomenon at different degrees of integration.

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