WIRED: Who cares if AI is conscious—it's basically alive, writes Steven Levy
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-04
In a WIRED column, Steven Levy explores how AI consciousness has moved from ivory-tower philosophy to a live issue. Framed by a Galápagos cruise of consciousness philosophers, he argues the question isn't whether AI is conscious—post-ChatGPT models already confound their creators and are 'basically alive', tracing the debate from Descartes to theories of artificial consciousness.
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