WIRED: Stop Debating AI Consciousness — It's "Basically Alive"

Steven Levy's WIRED feature argues that AI consciousness has moved from philosophy seminar to real-world question, opening with a Galápagos cruise of consciousness scholars. His takeaway: rather than debating whether AI is conscious, treat it as "basically alive."

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