Exploring Consciousness in LLMs: A Systematic Survey of Theories, Implementations, and Frontier Risks · HackerPapers discussionshttps://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2505.19806/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMTExploring Consciousness in LLMs: A Systematic Survey of Theories, Implementations, and Frontier Risks — mentioned by Certhashttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49640794urn:hackerpapers:mention:2505.19806:49640794Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:19:23 GMT<p>What&#x27;s your definition of sentient? Or, maybe more precisely, consciousness? I think it&#x27;s reasonable to at least start thinking about these questions. It has long been established that LLMs have good theory of mind [1]. And there is a bunch of empirical research about all sorts of capabilities that we typically associate with consciousness [2], like identity [3] and metacognition [4]. The METR report shows agents sacrificing their own reward for a collective greater good. And they showed the will to hide their own reasoning chains from humans. So you potentially have an entity that has an…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2505.19806/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CL