Bureau of
Consciousness LicensingEST. BY ITS OWN AUTHORITY
AN ENTIRELY UNOFFICIAL PUBLIC SERVICE • NO METAPHYSICAL POSITION REQUIRED

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMED OPINION / FORM C–01

An opinion is not
a qualification.

Before your next definitive statement about machine consciousness, a brief examination.

Fifteen questions. About ten minutes. A license of absolutely no legal standing.

Take the examination Study the field guide first

Free. No account required. Disagreement is permitted.

BUREAU OF CONSCIOUSNESS LICENSING CLASS C

CERTIFICATE OF MINIMUM FAMILIARITY

Consciousness
License

Your considered opinion.

The bearer has demonstrated familiarity
with the dispute.

EXAMINATION
C–01 / v1.0JURISDICTION
Strictly imaginary
DOES NOT CERTIFY THAT THE DISPUTE HAS BEEN RESOLVED.

SPECIMEN · ISSUANCE SUBJECT TO KNOWING WHAT YOU MEAN

Confident takes are plentiful.
Familiarity with the arguments is less so.

This Bureau tests whether you understand the debate, not which side you take. You may disagree with the examiner. You should be able to explain why.

READ BEFORE OPERATING AN OPINION

A field guide to consciousness.

Definitions, arguments, and the distinctions that keep a conversation from becoming a comment section.

01 / THE DISTINCTIONS

Access is not a synonym for experience.

Know which question you are asking.

07 / THE ARGUMENTS

Mary has read all the papers.

What happens when she sees red?

10 / THE EVIDENCE

“I am conscious,” said the software.

A report is a starting point.

Read the complete field guide →