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SUMMARY:"If I Only Had a Heart": A Plug-In Emotion Variable for Consciousn
 ess-Based Models - Robert Marc Schwartz
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DESCRIPTION:Consciousness research employs diverse affective scales\, yet 
 current measures remain fragmented and weakly tied to explicit consciousne
 ss models. The States of Mind (SOM) model addresses this gap by applying a
  reflexive self-other architecture that yields a discrete affect variable 
 with empirically constrained balance points. By modeling positive (1) and 
 negative (0) states of self and other across three reflection levels\, SOM
  generates balance point states distinguishing psychological functioning f
 rom dysfunctional to optimal. Clinical and cross-cultural validation studi
 es show observed affect balances cluster at predicted points across divers
 e populations and contexts. SOM's architecture aligns naturally with Activ
 e Inference accounts of consciousness\, particularly Seth's formulation of
  self as an embodied\, hierarchical system. By quantifying positive respon
 se likelihood\, SOM functions as an affective readiness-to-respond variabl
 e modulating policy selection in predictive processing terms. Shifts in af
 fective context can move SOM among balance point states\, altering predict
 ed probabilities while maintaining core consistency of the self-generative
  model. As a Bayesian prior\, SOM establishes expectations for actions and
  outcomes\, enabling quantitative assessment of prediction error and signa
 ling when affective recalibration is warranted. SOM is proposed as a plug-
 in affect metric for consciousness-based architectures\, including Active 
 Inference\, Global Workspace models and affect-modulated robotic control s
 ystems.
LOCATION:Executive Conference Room
URL:https://pretalx.iacapconf.org/iacap-2026/talk/MBVT87/
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