Philosopher predicts biological naturalism about consciousness will soon be hot as AI mimics sentience
eschwitz · x · 2026-10-03
Philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel predicts that (semi-)biological naturalism about consciousness will soon be hot: as AI systems increasingly appear conscious or sentient—at least superficially—doubters will be drawn to the view that consciousness requires a biological substrate and AI can never genuinely have it. Thread of 3 posts with link.
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