Paper Argues Machine Consciousness Requires Internal Drives, Not Language

A paper by Starzyk and Galus argues language is a non-essential layer for machine consciousness, which instead requires internal drives; merely speaking, remembering, or having a body is insufficient, though sensing one's own bodily state might matter.

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