Is AI conscious only during token processing, or all the time?
inductionheads · x · 2026-10-05
A debate on AI consciousness: inductionheads asks whether an AI is always conscious or only during the milliseconds it processes tokens, and whether narrow systems like Suno or AlphaFold count. They question whether the "AI is conscious" camp engages these questions seriously or just equates intelligence with consciousness. Quoted: NoahProoval argues people are high on their own supply of stellar IQ scores, missing that intelligence and consciousness are largely orthogonal.
Related event: Researchers Challenge AI Consciousness Claims Over Token Processing(4 posts)→
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