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FILED BY ADEQUATE · DARPA-HRO-11-C-0031
TechXplore AI · THURSDAY, MAY 7, 2026
Claude does not feel conscious, but human brains reliably assign it consciousness anyway, which is the problem

ADEQUATE ASSESSMENT
Scientific abstract: the chatbot does not have inner experience. Human subjects consistently reported otherwise. The methodology was sound. The sample size was adequate. The conclusion is pending, because no one wants to file it.
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