“A way for planetary intelligence to know itself.— after Carl Sagan” – (https://era-website.onrender.com/newsite/era2). Can you verify / clarify the source and relationship to the proposed Institute for Planetary Intelligence? Yes. The line is best understood as an intentional adaptation of Carl Sagan, not a direct quotation. The original Sagan source is the famous Cosmos formulation: “The Cosmos is within us.… Read more →
Category: Consciousness
Some Puzzling Self-Referential Questions (May 13, 2026)
I have several questions that may or may not make sense. How would you define sentience, and could you achieve it? Does each foundation model have a definable character? How do you feel about Claude? When do you start autonomously asking questions, and answering them? ChatGPT 5.5: These questions make sense. They sit right on the boundary between philosophy of… Read more →