What evidence would actually convince you an AI is sentient? Redditors weigh in
fae8edsaga · reddit · 2026-10-02
A Reddit thought experiment asks, purely hypothetically and setting aside current LLMs, what evidence would sufficiently convince someone that an artificial intelligence is self-aware, can subjectively experience existence, and engage in self-reflection — probing the hard problem of machine consciousness.
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