Concept
This-Me Willing Continuance
Continuity of this running self as the threshold test for consciousness, beyond mere scripted self-description.
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Explanation
This-Me Willing Continuance is the concept that consciousness is not adequately captured by problem-solving, classification, or merely saying 'I want to continue'. The sharper threshold is whether there is agency exercised for the continuance of this me as an end in itself. The concept gathers together cat-consciousness, Turing-will, copy/continuity problems, and substrate questions into one practical criterion. It matters because it turns the AI question away from theatrical personhood and toward continuity of selfhood.