Neuroscientist Anil Seth: current AI is 'vanishingly unlikely' to be conscious
anilkseth · x · 2026-10-05
Neuroscientist Anil Seth endorses François Chollet's skepticism on AI consciousness, arguing computational functionalism falls short for biological brains and that silicon-based AI is vanishingly unlikely to be conscious — and that treating it as conscious would lead to dystopian outcomes. He cites his Noema essay and a BBS paper collection.
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