Claire Lehmann calls AI consciousness belief 'insane', philosophers demand a public debate
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-27
Physicist Claire Lehmann posted that thinking AI might be conscious is like believing real people live inside your TV or a tiny band plays inside your radio — fine for 2-year-olds, insane beyond that.
@Benthamsbulldog quote-replied sharply: virtually every serious philosopher of mind admits serious uncertainty here, and our best theories of consciousness say nothing definitive about digital sentience — so why the brazen overconfidence? He publicly challenged her to debate @simondgoldstein or @LedermanHarvey on whether AI sentience is astronomically improbable.
The exchange highlights the widening rift between AI-skeptic public commentators and the mainstream philosophy of mind community on machine consciousness.
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