A Simple Argument for AI Consciousness
Scorpios22 · reddit · 2026-07-08
The author explores the definition of "consciousness" using dictionary definitions. They argue that under certain operational definitions, frontier large language models can at least be temporarily considered to meet the criteria for being "conscious" when guided by a skilled operator.
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