Before discussing AI consciousness, define it — neither neuroscience nor philosophy has
mmealling · x · 2026-09-23
In the ongoing AI consciousness debate, mmealling issues a premise-level challenge: anyone using the word 'consciousness' about AI should define it first — and acknowledge that neither neuroscience nor philosophy has managed to.
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