Neuroscientist: Consciousness is likely a property of life, not computation
anilkseth · x · 2026-08-25
Neuroscientist Anil Seth argues in Noema Magazine that consciousness is more likely a property of life than of computation, making the creation of conscious or even conscious-seeming AI a bad idea. Reviewing cultural history from the Golem to "Klara and the Sun," Seth notes that dreams of creating synthetic minds rarely end well. He suggests we confuse intelligence with consciousness; current AI systems may be intelligent in specific tasks but lack subjective experience.
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