Does a science of consciousness exist? X users clash over Microsoft's claims that AI can't be conscious
rgblong · x · 2026-09-18
An exchange on whether AI can be conscious: rgblong argues that even if consciousness science is tentative, Microsoft shouldn't imply scientists and philosophers have decisive evidence AI cannot be conscious. His interlocutor counters there is no science of consciousness at all—only brain research and a century of philosophical chatter. rgblong replies that consciousness studies, however tentative, still counts as a science.
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