Same people dismissing AI sentience consistently underestimated AI progress, researcher argues
austinc3301 · x · 2026-10-05
In a short thread, austinc3301 argues that notable figures now confidently dismissing AI sentience are often the same ones who consistently underestimated AI progress. His point: intuitions about these questions have been structurally unreliable — in both directions — so confident dismissal today deserves similar skepticism.
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