Cryptographer Matthew Green calls for a serious debate on AI consciousness
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-03
Well-known security researcher Matthew Green says he'd be interested in an actual discussion of AI consciousness that isn't just assertions or facile arguments about current models having limited memories. His counterexample: we don't treat amnesiacs as lacking consciousness despite their memory limits. A substantive philosophical prompt from a prominent figure, pointing at weak spots in the current consciousness debate.
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