A 1996 TIME cover already covered AI progress anxiety and Chalmers on creating a new sentient species
rgblong · x · 2026-09-19
rgblong shared a 1996 TIME cover story: Robert Wright reported on rapid AI progress and growing public anxiety, with philosopher David Chalmers weighing in on AI consciousness and "the prospect that we are creating a new species of sentient life." As the poster notes, it wasn't too soon to wonder — people asked 30 years ago.
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