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Explore a thought-provoking conference talk that delves into the vast landscape of consciousness across different forms of existence. Learn about the diversity of minds spanning over two million identified biological species on Earth, the emerging world of artificial digital consciousness, and potential extraterrestrial intelligences. Examine fascinating possibilities including spirits, DMT entities, human-AI hybrids, chimeras, and xenobots as candidates for exotic forms of consciousness. Discover how mathematical frameworks like differential geometry, topology, and category theory can provide formal concepts and tools for understanding these varied states of consciousness. Gain insights into developing an ontologically sincere understanding of consciousness through the lens of abstract objects, structures, and relationships that exist across this rich tapestry of minds.