Can machines be truly conscious? SE Press’s adversarial protocol explores boundaries, criteria, and blind spots in the search for synthetic mind.

Where does the self begin and end? SE Press explores biological, narrative, plural, and collective boundaries—charting identity’s layers, risks of projection, and the new plural audit.

How does virtual and augmented reality reshape identity and shared truth? This paper establishes auditable protocols—identity drift thresholds, platinum validation of edits, and world-divergence council vetoes—ensuring that synthetic worlds preserve autonomy, trust, and plural meaning for all.

Human–SI collaboration now means living co-authorship for every sentient mind. Tiered dissent, quantum audits, proxy plurality, and resource parity transform future-making into a contestable, error-correcting, and resilient partnership. SE Press protocols operationalize equity, challenge, and public repair as default—every action, pause, and revision is registry-locked and open to upgrade.