Coding Consciousness: The Quest to Create Thinking Machines

Machines now talk, plan, and surprise us. But do they feel anything at all? This book is a clear guide through the fog, giving you the tools to tell the difference between clever imitation and genuine understanding.

You will learn how brains integrate signals, how models represent the world, and why definitions of consciousness change what we think we have built. It explains classic and modern tests, from the turing test to interpretability probes and consciousness tests, and shows where cla...