Philosopher adds appendix arguing we can be confident today's LLMs are not conscious
AnnaCiaunica · x · 2026-09-16
Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses whether large-scale dynamic brain patterns that are hard to realize on computers matter to consciousness. He notes his new book includes an appendix arguing we can be confident current LLMs are not conscious — without needing a hardware-based argument.
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