def METHOD_NAME(copy=False):
    """Returns the seed states of the seed manager.
    Returns:
        dict: The seed states of the seed manager.
    """
    states = _SEED_MANAGER.seed_states
    if copy:
        new_states = dict()
        for parallel_mode, state in states.items():
            new_states[parallel_mode] = state.clone()
        return new_states
    else:
        return _SEED_MANAGER.seed_states