Researchers: No Reliable Way to Tell if AI Is Conscious

AI researchers argue there is no accepted behavioral criterion for determining whether a system is conscious, criticizing claims about what must be done if conscious AI is created. One counterexample raised: fMRI once detected consciousness in locked-in syndrome patients.

2026-11-02 ~ 2026-11-02 · 4 related posts

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