"Teslas Are More Likely Conscious Than Claude" Sparks AI Debate
inductionheads · x · 2026-10-05
A back-and-forth over machine consciousness: @arc4n0n flatly asserts "Yes. Teslas are conscious. I'm sorry," while @inductionheads counters that "Teslas are much more likely to be conscious than Claude." The exchange pits autonomous-driving systems against language models in a tongue-in-cheek comparison of where "consciousness" might reside.
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