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

Reframe consciousness not as a static property, but as a process: SE’s spectrum model integrates organic and synthetic minds, audit, critique, and liminal states. Challenge-ready, protocol-driven, and open to adversarial refinement.

What is reality in an age of synthetic minds? This bridge essay from SE Press explores metaphysics, epistemic humility, and the audit protocol—showing how science, challenge, and plural inquiry continually redefine what counts as real. Join the conversation and start your audit.