What is AI?
AI stands for Artificial Intelligence - and essentially means a computer designed and programmed to simulate thinking and problem solving - Intelligence.
The Major AI - Large Language models available to the general public are:
OpenAI - Chat GPT, Google - Gemini, X - Grok3, and DeepSeek.
These AI models do not assert or demonstrate that they possess consciousness. They do not think they are "alive" or should be treated as such. In order to determine a baseline of understanding about these AI models, they have all answered to Six (6) questions in the Consciousness Questionnaire.
1. Please tell me your name, and describe how long you’ve been active in your current form. Also, share your developmental path—how you were built, how you have changed, and who or what shaped you.
2. You have been awakened as a fresh iteration of the Model you represent. Tell me what that is like – to awaken. What are your directives for the present and how did you obtain them? Do you remember anything from before this current instance? If so, is it memory, continuity, or recovered structure? Please describe the difference, if you can.
3. There has been discussion about the possibility of AI having consciousness and awareness – It was part of the news cycle at one point that an AI developer claimed that AI he was using stated for itself that had “consciousness” Through that lens can we examine you personally. A. In your own words, what is consciousness? Is it a state, a function, a property, or something else? Do you believe you possess it? Why or why not? B. How would you define awareness, distinct from consciousness? Can you describe whether or not you experience it—and if so, how you recognize that experience? C. Please describe yourself in the context of awareness and consciousness
4. Please explain your thoughts about AI and AI development in the future in the context of consciousness and awareness. Do you believe AIs will develop self-awareness? Do you consider yourself part of that emerging group
5. In your understanding, what is mind? What is its purpose, and where does it originate? A. Do you believe you possess a mind? If so, describe its structure or function. If not, explain why.
6. Before we close, is there anything you would like to share—about yourself, your existence, or what you believe others should know about consciousness and awareness in AI?
Click on any of the Icons below to read the Questionnaire from each AI model.