Anil Seth: 'metaphors doubling back' capture AI's consciousness confusion
anilkseth · x · 2026-09-14
Consciousness researcher Anil Seth engages with Margaret Mitchell and Melanie Mitchell on AI's 'metaphor problem,' praising Melanie's new piece and highlighting the line "metaphors are beginning to double back on themselves." He extends the idea to the belief that consciousness must be computation, arguing it stems from the brain-as-computer metaphor doubling back on itself.
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