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
Welcome to the definitive course on AI and Consciousness—a provocative and intellectually thrilling journey into one of the most urgent and fascinating questions of our time: Can machines become conscious—and if so, what does that mean for humanity? What’s Included: 🎓 15 Downloadable Books & Companion Videos A curated library valued at over $1,000, covering every major angle of AI, cognition, and consciousness. bleeding-edge insights from 2025, this is your own digital consciousness lab. 📜 BONUS Certification: SCAB Gain a specialized certificate in the Synthetic Consciousness Assessment Battery (SCAB)—a practical, six-domain framework for identifying machine behaviors that resemble consciousness. SCAB is already being used in academic and industry research settings. 🧠 Certificate in AI Consciousness Upon completion, receive a credential that proves your expertise in the philosophical, ethical, and technical dimensions of AI consciousness.