Completed arc
Start with the 2025 sequence from panpsychism through free will, evolution, LLM understanding, quantum consciousness, p-zombies, the noosphere, and embodiment.
Mind, AI, and Consciousness (MAC)
Deep inquiry
Questions under the questions.
A reading-led room for people exploring mind, embodiment, agency, consciousness, and what humans may owe to uncertain forms of intelligence.
Event artwork from Deep Dive #13.
What this room is for
A careful room for the questions under the questions.
A reading-led room for people exploring mind, embodiment, agency, consciousness, and what humans may owe to uncertain forms of intelligence.
- Reading-led deep dives on panpsychism, embodiment, free will, IIT, quantum consciousness, p-zombies, the noosphere, synthetic biological minds, and the blind spot at the centre of scientific consciousness.
- Chatham House ground rules that let people think in public without turning half-formed ideas into permanent quotes.
- A bridge between meditation cushions, university seminars, model architectures, and the ethics of building with power.
Upcoming
Next highlighted event: Deep Dive #13, The Blind Spot: Can Science Account for Consciousness?, June 25, 2026.
RSVP for the next deep dive, read the archive, or join a session if you want a slower and more reflective AI conversation.
Continuity map
What happened, where to start, what comes next.
MAC has a growing curriculum spine: eight visible 2025 deep dives and a 2026 arc that picks up with Synthetic Biological Minds.
Missing chapters
Sessions #9-#11 are not in the current public archive yet. The hub will be updated when public materials are ready.
Current anchor
Deep Dive #12 is the current public reference point for the 2026 sequence. Deep Dive #13 is the next live session.
What happens here
What to expect.
- People show up around a reading, a question, or a focused provocation.
- Technologists, philosophers, meditators, artists, researchers, and curious humans test each other's assumptions without flattening the mystery.
- The point is to leave with clearer language, better questions, and more moral imagination.
Room trust
Careful thinking needs a well-held room.
MAC uses Chatham House ground rules and careful attribution. We do not turn someone's provisional thought into a permanent quote unless they have clearly said yes.
Recent / upcoming
Ways to join the conversation.
MAC hub
The deeper archive and reading-thread home for the community.
Deep Dive #12
Synthetic Biological Minds is the current continuity anchor for the 2026 arc.
Deep Dive #13
The next public session asks what science can and cannot say about consciousness.
Context
What the group explores.
Reading-room shape
MAC is the rigorous room: panpsychism, embodiment, free will, IIT, quantum consciousness, p-zombies, blind spots, synthetic minds, and the ethics of uncertain consciousness.
Why it belongs here
AI has made philosophy operational. Whether a system understands, experiences, or deserves moral consideration now changes how people build, govern, and live with technology.
Discussion norms
MAC uses Chatham House ground rules and careful attribution so participants can think out loud without being quoted unexpectedly.
Story so far
Why this room matters now.
MAC is where BC + AI slows down enough to ask the questions that matter before the tools answer on our behalf.
The room brings together readings, arguments, contemplative practice, technical reality checks, and humility about what consciousness research can and cannot yet explain.
It is a place for people willing to stay with the mystery, the machinery, and the moral consequences at the same time.
Public links
Start with the live thread.
Join
RSVP for the next deep dive, read the archive, or join a session if you want a slower and more reflective AI conversation.
RSVP for a public session, read the archive, and come prepared to think carefully with other humans.
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