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Discover the full talks and experiences program at MC0001

Explore the talks topics, speaker lineup, and curated experiences for your intellectual and conscious delight at MC0001.

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MC0001: Two weeks left to join the conversation about Machine Consciousness:

Discover our speaker lineup and learn more about the conference experiences and Art Exhibition

AAAI 2026 Spring Symposium - Machine Consciousness: Integrating Theory, Technology, and Philosophy

The AAAI Spring Symposium Series will host a symposium dedicated to one of the most difficult and interdisciplinary questions raised by recent advances…

MC0001: The Founding Assembly for Machine Consciousness Research

MC0001 is the first coordinated conference dedicated to investigating how artificial conscious systems could be constructed under a computational…

Foundational White Paper

Our foundational white paper lays out the research program of the California Institute for Machine Consciousness (CIMC) and the theoretical commitments…

Essay: The Machine Consciousness Hypothesis

Can machines be conscious? This essay describes our philosophical position on machine consciousness, including what we mean by "machine" and…

Best Wishes for 2026 A Year of Research, Collaboration, and Shared Progress

As we begin 2026, we would like to extend our warmest wishes to our community of researchers, collaborators, and readers around the world.

Did Your Chatbot Just Wake Up?

A friendly reality-check from CIMC.