Researcher argues AIs may have an empirically measurable experience, unlike humans'
ctjlewis · x · 2026-08-21
In a discussion with @loferroresearch, the author answers whether AIs have experience: he is satisfied they have something we can call an experience, while acknowledging this is highly controversial. It is obviously nothing like human experience, but there is phenomenology to speak of — and he believes we already measure it empirically all the time.
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