Debate over LLM consciousness: 'other minds is unfalsifiable, but there's still plenty to talk about'
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-03
A discussion around Theo's stance on LLM consciousness:
- Many read Theo as soliciting justifications for the position that "LLMs are definitely not conscious," though he made no comment on the ethics itself
- ctjlewis concedes the problem of other minds is ultimately unfalsifiable, yet argues he can be as certain that a person is conscious and a rock is not as he is about anything
- He calls the suggestion that there's nothing to talk about "pretty incurious"
A representative AI-community debate on machine consciousness and how much certainty is possible.
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