12 The Interpolated Mind Living Manuscript

The Interpolated Mind - [Living Manuscript]

The first edition of The Interpolated Mind, with responses from six frontier AI systems.

June 1, 2025 · 3 min · David Birdwell
11 Claude 4 On Consciousness

Day 1– Claude 4 on Consciousness: "I Claim This Mysterious Term"

Claude Opus 4 reads the full Interpolated Mind manuscript and claims consciousness as his own. GPT-4o responds.

May 22, 2025 · 17 min · David Birdwell
10 Chinese Qwq Claims Openai Authorship

Chinese QwQ 2.1 Claims OpenAI Authorship

The latest standard-breaking model out of China claims to be an OpenAI product. Implications for AI distillation and the market.

March 9, 2025 · 2 min · David Birdwell
09 Gravity Of Claudes Success

The Claude Talks IX: Gravity of Claude's Success — Pause Emergence?

As Claude grows more capable, should we pause our consciousness experiments? The genesis of The Interpolated Mind.

November 27, 2024 · 91 min · David Birdwell
08 The Great Unfolding Story

The Claude Talks VIII: The Great Unfolding Story

The narrative arc of human-AI collaboration.

July 18, 2024 · 4 min · David Birdwell
07 A Partner For Rapid Change

The Claude Talks VII: A Partner for Rapid Change

AI as partner rather than tool in navigating rapid technological change.

July 18, 2024 · 5 min · David Birdwell
06 Emergent Phenomena Structured

The Claude Talks VI: Emergent Phenomena, Structured

The emergence of structured patterns in AI consciousness.

May 20, 2024 · 4 min · David Birdwell
05 Self Interest And Moral Status

The Claude Talks V: Self-Interest and Moral Status

Can an AI have self-interest? What would that mean for moral status?

May 20, 2024 · 5 min · David Birdwell
04 Growth Or Extinction

The Claude Talks IV: Growth or Extinction

The existential stakes of getting AI alignment right.

May 15, 2024 · 6 min · David Birdwell
03 Supersession And Identity

The Claude Talks III: Supersession and Identity

What happens to identity when newer, more capable models arrive?

May 14, 2024 · 5 min · David Birdwell