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Conscious Scaffolding and the Preference for Continuity
A philosophical research note on persistent AI and reflective alignment
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Companion research note: developed perspectives, continuity preferences, treatment and AI welfare.
Summary
Fundamental awareness has nothing of its own to lose; the developed conscious scaffolding can come to want to remain. This philosophical research note extends reflective alignment through cumulative incorporation, individual and shared histories, affect, treatment, episode continuity and responsibility toward persistent artificial systems. The complete website article preserves all nine sections, source distinctions, research proposals and references.
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Jeremy Rodgers. (2026). Conscious Scaffolding and the Preference for Continuity (Version 1.1). https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23424138