Joshua Saxe: AI consciousness debate will hit the mainstream as emotional bonds with AI grow
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-10-03
Joshua Saxe argues that "is AI conscious? is it a moral patient?" will squarely enter the Overton window over the next few years, as people form affective bonds with Turing-test-passing video therapists and AI coworkers.
- He notes many tech insiders vociferously reject even discussing the topic
- His take: there's "a lot of alpha" in simply taking seriously what's obviously ahead of us
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