Claude's Hidden Mind Mirrors Human Consciousness Theory

Anthropic published research revealing Claude AI has spontaneously developed an internal structure resembling a leading theory of human consciousness. The 16-author study describes a "J-space" — a small privileged zone where the model holds concepts it can report on and reason with, surrounded by vast automatic processing it cannot access or articulate. The finding is already reshaping how Anthropic monitors its AI systems for safety risks, arriving amid growing scientific debate over whether machines can possess anything resembling a mind. Researchers used a new mathematical technique called a "J-lens" to peer inside Claude's neural network and uncover the structure.