Researcher: AI consciousness research funding flows almost entirely to 'AI is conscious' camp
erikphoel · x · 2026-10-06
erikphoel argues that current funding on the AI consciousness question goes almost entirely to groups arguing AI is conscious, calling the field "not really even science at this point — the standards are a joke." His interlocutor adds that if the science ever showed the opposite, "accelerate" would quickly become "more research needed."
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