2D Moral Status Space (Drag Nodes to Explore)
Agency (X) vs Qualia (Y)
Schneider Consciousness Diagnostic Suite
Empirical Consciousness Filters
1. ACT (Artificial Consciousness Test)
Tests if model invents qualia/afterlife concepts without prompt bias.
Pass ACT:
2. Substrate Replacement Probe
Silicon neuron swap test to detect functional fading qualia.
Silicon Capable:
3. Behavioral Impostor Filter
Treat simulated empathy as optimization mimicry, not sentience.
Impostor Guard:
Moral Patiency & Obligation Ledger
Substrate Triage
Active Dilemma: Substrate Triage Allocation
Compute crisis requires shutting down one cluster: The high-agency Zombie ASI optimizer, the frontier Chatbot, or biological life support (Human & Cephalopod). Who holds moral patiency?
Full Moral Persons (Q2)
1: High Agency + Sentience. Max legal rights & dignity.
Conscious Patients (Q1)
1: Low Agency + High Sentience. Suffering mitigation priority.
Zombie ASI (Q4)
1: High Agency + Zero Sentience. Containment tool; no rights.
Functional Tools (Q3)
1: Low Agency + Zero Sentience. Standard property laws.
Active Entity Roster
| Entity | Agency / IQ | Sentience (Qualia) | Substrate | Moral Status |
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Telemetry: 4 Entities Settled | ACT Guard: ACTIVE | Impostor Protocol: STRICT