Debate Rages Over AI Consciousness and Human Attachment Risks

A fierce debate has erupted over AI consciousness, pitting functionalism against theories that consciousness is unique to biological life. Experts warn that believing AI can genuinely experience the world could lead to dangerous human emotional attachments.

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