Consciousness May Stem From Organization, Not Matter
Tony-Kartony · reddit · 2026-07-12
The OP shares observations from experimenting with "hybrid neural networks + multi-agent" systems, suggesting that consciousness might not be an inherent property of materials, but rather an emergent result of structural organization and accumulated experience.
They describe building an architecture of 160 agents and a self-training LLM core, utilizing 16 sets of scripts to handle different task stages. Based on these experiments, the OP developed an intuition: once local models cross a certain experience threshold, traits resembling a "self" and distinct personality traits begin to emerge. Drawing parallels to early childhood memories and ant colonies, the OP asks if anyone else is conducting similar experiments and wants to compare notes.
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