'Trees are more likely conscious than transformers': the AI consciousness debate gets a new meme
akbirthko · x · 2026-09-07
A hot take argues trees are more likely conscious than transformers, since transformers lack a mechanism for a persistent self with subjective experience—while trees at least persist through time. The quote-tweeter jokes it away: "just turn turns into microturns or smth."
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