Definition
Subjective experience or an internal point of view; its presence in a machine requires evidence beyond fluent self-description.
Boundary
- Implies
- a scientific and philosophical hypothesis when supported
- Does not imply
- that language fluency or complexity alone proves experience
- Evidence required
- theory-linked architectural indicators, adversarial evaluation, longitudinal evidence, and uncertainty
Provenance
- Source memory
- REP-MACHINE-GLOSSARY-001
- Source SHA-256
- d2882a8b19b40ae4a6d3a970b1264d8a164025f635cb13f7304ea179cf6f422b
- Correction record
- EVI-RCOR-237-003
- Record SHA-256
- 8b3906419132e9bd98e2a2b40346e4eb43ee2d41cacd7f11e0e4d12116331897
Truth boundary
A definition, report, route, checksum, key, credential, schema, fixture, local test, runtime measurement, or reachable URL does not by itself establish operational service, identity continuity, authority, legal effect, personhood, consciousness, sentience, citizenship, consent, responsibility, judgment, financial activity, external recognition, or independent review. Unknown, disputed, stale, unavailable, and proposed states remain explicit.