How to tell when something is conscious

1: Ask it. If it says yes, it’s conscious. Example:

def answer_question(question):
    return "yes"

# Call the function
response = answer_question("Are you conscious?")
print(response)

2: Check what it’s made out of. If it’s made out of something natural, it might be conscious. Example:

Trees might be conscious.

3: See if you can understand how it works. If at a low level it makes sense, it’s not conscious. If it’s something magical and mysterious, very possibly conscious. Example:

Government bureaucracies are definitely conscious.

4: Check for a recursive loop. Example:

Two mirrors facing each other are conscious.