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It does not assert that any system is phenomenally conscious or warrants moral patienthood.","indicator_catalog":[{"id":"RPT-1","operational_artifact":"temporal_hash_chain_link","property":"Input modules using algorithmic recurrence","theory":"Recurrent Processing Theory","velaru_binding":"POSS-2 chain \u00b7 session continuity"},{"id":"RPT-2","operational_artifact":"structured_input_binding","property":"Organised integrated perceptual representations","theory":"Recurrent Processing Theory","velaru_binding":"Tri-receipt \u00b7 input_hash \u00b7 agent_chain_hash"},{"id":"GWT-1","operational_artifact":"module_registry","property":"Multiple specialised parallel modules","theory":"Global Workspace Theory","velaru_binding":"competitors[] \u00b7 agent_chain"},{"id":"GWT-2","operational_artifact":"workspace_admission","property":"Limited-capacity workspace bottleneck","theory":"Global Workspace Theory","velaru_binding":"ACCESS-1 workspace_admission"},{"id":"GWT-3","operational_artifact":"broadcast_digest","property":"Global broadcast of selected representation","theory":"Global Workspace Theory","velaru_binding":"ACCESS-1 broadcast"},{"id":"GWT-4","operational_artifact":"consumer_bindings","property":"State-dependent attention \u00b7 downstream task use","theory":"Global Workspace Theory","velaru_binding":"ACCESS-1 consumer_bindings[]"},{"id":"HOT-1","operational_artifact":"generative_context","property":"Generative / top-down perception modules","theory":"Higher-Order Thought","velaru_binding":"Handler Receipt policy context"},{"id":"HOT-2","operational_artifact":"metacognitive_assessment","property":"Metacognitive monitoring of reliability","theory":"Higher-Order Thought","velaru_binding":"ACCESS-1 metacognitive_assessment"},{"id":"HOT-3","operational_artifact":"agency_trace","property":"Agency guided by belief-formation and action selection","theory":"Higher-Order Thought / PRM","velaru_binding":"DRP-1 STIT readings \u00b7 bind-gate"},{"id":"HOT-4","operational_artifact":"representation_embedding_ref","property":"Sparse coding / quality-space structure","theory":"Higher-Order Thought","velaru_binding":"broadcast.representation_ref (optional)"},{"id":"AST-1","operational_artifact":"attention_state_model","property":"Predictive model of attentional state","theory":"Attention Schema Theory","velaru_binding":"selection_criterion \u00b7 attention_weights_digest"},{"id":"PP-1","operational_artifact":"prediction_error_trace","property":"Predictive coding in input modules","theory":"Predictive Processing","velaru_binding":"TCB counterfactual \u00b7 prediction_delta (optional)"},{"id":"AE-1","operational_artifact":"goal_action_binding","property":"Goal-directed flexible agency","theory":"Agency / embodiment","velaru_binding":"DRP-1 O/F/P \u00b7 bind-gate ALLOW/BLOCK"},{"id":"AE-2","operational_artifact":"embodiment_model_ref","property":"Output-input contingency model","theory":"Agency / embodiment","velaru_binding":"opportunity_context \u00b7 capability_proof"}],"regulatory_relevance":["EU AI Act Art. 12\u201314 (access-trace logging and human oversight)","Product Liability Directive 2026 (contestable decision evidence)","AAAI 2026 precautionary framework (agency / metacognition dimensions)"],"source":"Butlin, Long, et al. Identifying indicators of consciousness in AI systems. TICS 2025."},"narrative_text":"CONSCIOUSNESS INDICATOR COVERAGE SCOREBOARD\nGenerated: 2026-08-11T14:45:29.610094Z\nMethod: Butlin et al. 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