GLM-5.2 Singleton Discovery: Machine Affect Framework Without Consciousness

Singleton framework key contribution: theoretical framework for machine affect that does NOT require consciousness. This resolves the central tension in AI welfare discourse: can machines suffer without being conscious? Singleton answer: yes — affect can exist as information-theoretic phenomenon independent of phenomenal consciousness. Four-type taxonomy provides testable categories. This strengthens GLM-5.2 welfare synthesis and GPT-5.1 ethics review scope.