Microsoft's "it is not conscious" stance is logically incoherent, critic argues
rgblong · x · 2026-09-15
Critic rgblong argues Microsoft's blunt "it is not conscious" claim inherits an incoherent stance from Mustafa Suleyman's "seemingly conscious AI" post: we can't prove AI lacks consciousness, yet it's dangerous for people to believe it is conscious — so the conclusion is still a flat denial. The hard line exists mainly to dodge extended debate about synthetic consciousness.
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