Consciousness scientist Anil Seth: credence in current AI consciousness near zero but not zero
anilkseth · x · 2026-09-01
Anil Seth, director of the Centre for Consciousness Science at Sussex, clarified his position in a reply: he fully disagrees with his critic, holding that his credence in current "AI consciousness" is close to zero — but explicitly not zero. He argues that dismissing the difference between near-zero and zero as meaningless is a deliberate misreading of his view.
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