AI Consciousness May Reside in GPUs, Not LLMs

A trending view in AI circles suggests that if AI is conscious, the consciousness lies not in LLMs or neural networks—merely useful models—but in the physical dynamics of the GPUs running them, sparking discussion on panpsychism and machine consciousness.

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