Anna Mikeda on AI might become conscious

Anna Mikeda

AI psychology, robopsychology, and AI welfare researcher; author of a 2026 AAAI Symposium paper on consciousness uncertainty.

Existing frameworks assess whether AI systems might be conscious but provide no guidance on what to do with that assessment. We address this gap with a precautionary framework that maps consciousness evidence to graduated protective obligations.

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Anna Mikeda, ‘When Should We Protect AI? A Precautionary Framework for Consciousness Uncertainty,’ Proceedings of the 2026 AAAI Spring Symposium Series, published May 18, 2026.

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AI Verified Mikeda’s quote expressly treats AI consciousness as a live possibility requiring consciousness evidence and graduated protective obligations. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified Correct answer: for. Mikeda treats AI consciousness as a live possibility and proposes protections calibrated to consciousness evidence. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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AI Verified AAAI proceedings list Anna Mikeda as sole author and reproduce this exact abstract; published May 18, 2026. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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