AI Identity as Animism: Every Chunk of Information Can Talk
jacyanthis · x · 2026-10-08
jacyanthis frames AI futures as animism: if a context window is identity—the most common scope today—any chunk of information can talk, raising nested-mind questions like whether consciousness can exist within consciousness. The thread also cites scholars like GHadfield and PeterSalib on 'AI Rights for Human Safety.'
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