Halvar Flake: Belief in AI consciousness is faith and idol-making, not science
AccBalanced · x · 2026-10-03
Renowned security researcher Halvar Flake argues that people who want to believe in "AI consciousness" largely want to believe in their own greatness. Since "consciousness" is unscientific and unfalsifiable, nothing will convince them — it's about faith and creating idols, not science.
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