Title: 3rd World Artificial Consciousness Conference (WCAC 2025) – Official AnnouncementDate & Venue: Dec 26–28, 2025 | Northwestern Polytechnical University Taicang Campus, Suzhou, China

OverviewWCAC 2025, the largest global gathering on artificial consciousness, will convene more than 200 leading researchers from neuroscience, AI, philosophy and cognitive sciences. This edition marks the first fully in-person conference, providing an unprecedented platform for exploring the foundations and practical applications of artificial consciousness and its intersection with AGI.

Key Topics

• Definitions and theories: IIT, GNWT, HOT, quantum consciousness, and beyond.

• Next‑generation cognition: DIKWP framework, embodied intelligence, brain–computer interfaces, and brain‑inspired models.

• Ethics & governance: Hallucination mitigation, value alignment, white‑box evaluation and standards.

• Future vision: Co-evolution of artificial consciousness and AGI, human–AI symbiosis, virtual consciousness, and sector applications.

Call for Abstracts

• Topics: Artificial consciousness, cognitive & brain sciences, proactive medicine, brain-inspired intelligence, AI ethics, white‑box testing, embodied intelligence, etc.

• Requirements: 500–800‑word abstracts in Chinese + English.

• Submission: Email to AC2025_3th@163.com.

• Deadline: Nov 15, 2025.

Schedule (Draft)

• Dec 26: Registration, WACA/WAAC Annual Meeting

• Dec 27: Opening ceremony, keynotes, thematic forums & poster sessions

• Dec 28: Keynotes, closing ceremony, International Artificial Consciousness Equipment Expo

Contact

• Email: AC2025_3th@163.com

• Organizing Committee: Zhang Guocun (+86 13501205528)

• Equipment Expo: Li Songsong (+86 17753182201)

Join us for WCAC 2025 in Suzhou! We welcome submissions and attendees from around the world.