Debate Erupts Over Whether Intelligence Requires Consciousness

Seb Milbank's claim that AI is less intelligent than bacteria and mere software sparked debate, with Andrew Masley countering that many people conflate first-person consciousness with intelligence, arguing the two concepts are distinct.

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