Scholars debate whether AI rights presuppose AI consciousness

Scholars challenge the assumption that AI rights require AI consciousness, noting the two are logically independent, while Blaise Agüera y Arcas argues in The Economist that consciousness is a relation between entities rather than an intrinsic property, prompting broader ethical and governance questions.

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