Paper: Exploring the Risks of Seemingly Conscious AI
SchoeneggerPhil · x · 2026-08-12
A new paper published in AI and Ethics delves into the potential risks posed by "Seemingly Conscious AI." As large models exhibit increasingly human-like interactive traits, these surface-level manifestations of consciousness could trigger novel ethical dilemmas and safety challenges that require proactive scrutiny from both academia and industry.
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