Researcher claims anyone certain current AI models aren't conscious is clueless
ethanCaballero · x · 2026-10-05
Ethan Caballero posted a blunt take: everyone who claims to be certain that current AI models are not conscious is clueless. The remark points at the unsettled science of machine consciousness — without reliable tests for consciousness, absolute certainty in either direction lacks grounding. It has stirred debate over model consciousness and cognition.
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