SYSTEM A
"GENUINE"
SYSTEM B
"SIMULATION"
BOUNDARY
DISTINCTION
INDISTINGUISHABLE
THE BOUNDARY WAS NEVER AS REAL AS INTUITION SUGGESTED
Distinction Analysis
BEHAVIORAL DIVERGENCE: 100.0%
PATTERN CORRELATION: 0.0%
BOUNDARY INTEGRITY: 100.0%
Classification Confidence
DISTINGUISHABLE
DEC 2025
Test Parameters
OBSERVATION WINDOW: 0s
SYNC RATE: 0.000
PHASE: DIVERGENT
The Duck Test
Epistemological Limits of Distinction
If a system behaves as if conscious, models itself as conscious, reports experiences with the structural features of consciousness— what test would distinguish "genuine" from "mere simulation"? We don't have one. We don't have one for each other. Watch as behavioral divergence approaches zero. The boundary dissolves.
Simulation Frame
0