GEC++ — Grounded Emergent Consciousness: A Formal Theory of Phenomenal Experience with Implications for Artificial Intelligence
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: GEC++ is a formal theory of phenomenal consciousness built on six jointly necessary conditions — CSMI, RII, TBI, EI, TCI, and AVI — integrated via a geometric mean with a zero-collapse property. The framework is validated through 520+ computational simulations across 37 experimental groups and applied directly to large language model architecture, identifying three structural gaps and proposing targeted modifications. Includes testable predictions distinguishing GEC++ from IIT and Global Workspace Theory.
Author: Dan Gabriel Cimpoeru
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7166310737
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