They’re dumbstruck by the idea that meat alone, with no help from machines, can generate a thinking mind. “Thinking meat! You’re asking me to believe in thinking meat!” one alien scoffs.

And he argued that AI agents would be incapable of consciousness, due to the way that their hardware is built. Koch subscribes to a model for consciousness known as integrated information theory.

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Some commentators draw comparisons with the debate over animal welfare and ... creating a verbal facade that resembles human consciousness. But AI critics argue that this attractive storefront ...

Most experts seem to believe that current AI systems aren't conscious, but they could still play an important part in taking ...

Debate centers on whether conscious AI should have personhood status. Experts are divided on AI consciousness and its implications for rights. In an era of rapid advancements in artificial ...

Frank Martela’s study suggests AI might exhibit free will-like behavior through goal-directed actions and genuine choices.

One might think that understanding the most mysterious theory in physics shouldn’t be difficult for artificial intelligence ...

AI developers are starting to talk about ‘welfare’ and ‘spirituality’, raising old questions about the inner lives of ...

The country's rise as a hotbed of AI-related activity is underlined by the dollars flowing into companies leveraging AI ...

Each debate focused on a sociopolitical issue, such as whether students should have to wear school uniforms, whether fossil ...