Exploring AI Consciousness: RL and Differentiable Memory May Be the Key
beffjezos · x · 2026-08-03
Addressing the philosophical debate on AI and human consciousness, the author offers a clear verdict: current AI, when combined with continual learning via RL and some auxiliary form of differentiable memory, could be considered conscious.
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