AI sentience debate reignites as critics call TV claims 'made-up numbers'
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-16
Security researcher Jordan Schachtel slammed televised AI-sentience claims as "100% made up numbers" with no evidentiary basis, arguing nothing in AI innovation enables machines to go rogue or develop humanized thought — the real unknowns lie elsewhere. Former Character.AI researcher Suchena Chenzang amplified it, quipping about turning "15 seconds of fame into 15 hours". The sentience debate keeps churning.
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