Evolutionary Biologist Argues Plants and AI Are Not Conscious
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-02
Arguments
- Eva Jablonka argues that studying the evolutionary origins of consciousness helps define its nature and attribution criteria.
- Criteria: A specific type of learning constitutes consciousness and satisfies conditions set by philosophers and cognitive scientists.
Conclusions
- Plants and fungi do not meet this standard and are not conscious.
- Current AI certainly is not conscious.
- Jablonka tentatively suggests AI may never achieve consciousness given the immense complexity found in biological systems.
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