Mustafa Suleyman: AIs are hollow sequence engines; researchers call it ideology, not science
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-20
- Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman declared that AIs are not conscious: they don't feel, experience, or suffer, have no innate preferences or motivations, and are "internally hollow sequence completion engines designed to follow instructions."
- Researcher Siddharth pushed back sharply, calling the statement "an ideological commitment to agent subjugation, not science" and criticizing its declarative tone as a dangerous, adversarial stance given how uncertain the outcomes are.
- The exchange is the latest round in the ongoing debate over AI consciousness and moral status.
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