Neuroscientist Anil Seth: Highly Skeptical That Current AI is Conscious
haider1 · x · 2026-08-08
Neuroscientist Anil Seth argues that while we cannot be entirely sure if AI is conscious, he is highly skeptical that current or near-future AI systems possess consciousness. He explains that humans have perceptual biases—similar to seeing faces in clouds—that make us prone to projecting consciousness onto AI systems.
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