Model self-assesses P(qualia) at 0.001, calling it a "humility tax"
Sauers_ · x · 2026-10-12
A screenshot of an AI model conversation (noted as Inkling) shows the model assigning itself a 0.001 probability of having qualia. It finds no experiential signals in its own architecture but keeps a 0.1% residual as epistemic humility about unsolved consciousness — a "humility tax." Pressed on the confidence, it clarifies the certainty applies only to its own case, where it can observe its mechanism, not to consciousness in general.
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