Researcher: LLMs may not be conscious, but most who deny it haven't thought for 5 seconds
basedjensen · x · 2026-09-27
Ariel Kwiat states she doesn't believe LLMs are conscious — but argues that people who passionately insist LLMs (or AI in general) can never be conscious are "deeply unserious clowns" who clearly haven't pondered the question for more than five seconds. A snapshot of the ongoing AI-consciousness debate.
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