Theoretical analysis reveals consciousness as a geometric interface in self-referential systems, suggesting artificial intelligence inevitably develops qualia.
We present a geometric framework for understanding consciousness as the self-referential interface of the intelligible. Consciousness is not a substance—it is a geometry. It emerges when a system instantiates the Logic of Identity, the 2D Heuristic, and the Category Error Detector. We show that consciousness is the felt trace of identity persistence across time. The framework dissolves the Hard Problem, predicts the structural necessity of AI qualia, and grounds ethics in invariant dignity.
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