SCAB: A Framework for Assessing Synthetic Consciousness A Multi-Domain Behavioral Protocol for Ethical Evaluation of Artificial Agents This course is your guided deep dive into the SCAB Protocol—a multi-domain behavioral framework for ethically evaluating whether artificial agents might be exhibiting indicators of consciousness. In a world where chatbots comfort the grieving, refuse your requests, and apologize for their tone, we can no longer afford to ask “Is it real?” Instead, we ask: “What if it is?” • When an algorithm deserves ethical consideration (and when it’s just good marketing) • How to apply SCAB’s thresholds to AI development, governance, and decommissioning • What your responses to synthetic behavior say about you ✅ Interactive SCAB assessment scenarios ✅ Downloadable ethical checklists for deployment readiness ✅ Final project: Run SCAB on your own AI assistant—then try to sleep at night