Researcher estimates 25% chance some current AIs are already conscious
cccalum · x · 2026-10-08
Cameron Berg, a contributor to Perspectives on Machine Consciousness, argues there is roughly a 25% chance that some current AI systems are conscious. The interview walks through the reasoning behind that estimate and the assessment frameworks from the recent collection on machine consciousness.
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