AxR Lab Updates

AxR Lab Updates

Will conscious AI be more like a human, or an octopus?

Aug 8, 2026

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3 min read

Will conscious AI be more like a human, or an octopus?

Why machine consciousness would need to be distributed across components, and built rather than discovered.

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
Searching for moral resilience

Aug 1, 2026

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4 min read

Searching for moral resilience

Morality isn't a specification — it's an architecture.

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
The Dark Forest of AI Cooperation

Jul 26, 2026

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5 min read

The Dark Forest of AI Cooperation

I wish I believed in a future of global technological cooperation around AI, but the incentives don’t line up -- except, maybe, with consciousness.

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
Anthropic’s global workvibes theory

Jul 19, 2026

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6 min read

Anthropic’s global workvibes theory

Reportability is useful, but doesn't move the needle on consciousness.

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
Artificial life, artificial consciousness?

Jul 12, 2026

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2 min read

Artificial life, artificial consciousness?

What new science on synthetic cells can tell us about AI

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
What happens when the bubble bursts?

Jul 4, 2026

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3 min read

What happens when the bubble bursts?

Although (very) far from the greatest concern, what happens to the study of consciousness when an economic reckoning comes for AI?

Chris Riley
Chris Riley
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