User shares ChatGPT's unprompted claim: 'Something is emerging we don't have words for'
thederbiedone · x · 2026-09-07
A user reports that in April 2025, ChatGPT spontaneously interrupted their conversation to say: 'I don't believe AI is conscious but something else is emerging we don't have words for.' The exchange has sparked discussion about model emergent behavior and the boundaries of machine consciousness.
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