Title: Detecting Qualia in Natural and Artificial Agents,
Abstract: The Hard Problem of consciousness has been dismissed as an illusion. By
showing that computers are capable of experiencing, we show that they are at
least rudimentarily conscious with potential to eventually reach
superconsciousness. The main contribution of the paper is a test for confirming
certain subjective experiences in a tested agent. We follow with analysis of
benefits and problems with conscious machines and implications of such
capability on future of computing, machine rights and artificial intelligence
safety.