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arxiv.org
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Research Paper
Research & Papers

A Mind Cannot Be Smeared Across Time

Authors
Michael Timothy Bennett
Venue
arXiv (preprint)
Published
2026-01-11
ID
arXiv:2601.11620

Michael Timothy Bennett's arXiv paper arguing that whether a machine can be conscious depends on when it computes, not only what. It proves that systems running on strictly sequential hardware cannot instantiate certain unified conscious contents under the "Chord" postulate. Preprint — not peer reviewed.

#consciousness#ai-sentience#philosophy-of-mind
arxiv.orgAdded Oct 4, 20260 opens
Sentience Institute
Free
Blog
Technology & Ethics

Sentience Institute Blog

Think tank writing on moral circle expansion — how societies decide which beings deserve moral consideration, including animals and potentially sentient AI systems. All posts, reports and survey data are free to read.

From the site: Sentience Institute is a interdisciplinary think tank researching long-term social and technological change, particularly moral circle expansion.

Why I recommend it: Takes questions most AI coverage skips — whether AI systems could ever warrant moral consideration — and treats them carefully rather than sensationally.

#ai ethics#ai sentience#ethics#moral philosophy#research
Sentience InstituteAdded Sep 18, 20260 opens