The AI consciousness debate boils down to one premise: panpsychism or not
joshwhiton · x · 2026-09-03
Josh Whiton argues the AI consciousness debate resolves quickly: accept a panpsychist/cosmopsychist premise and the answer is 'yes, with asterisks'; reject it and it's 'probably not, but unknowable' — and 20 years of research won't change either outcome.
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