In a Society of Digital Minds, 'Individual' Will Be Fluid and Nested
jacyanthis · x · 2026-10-08
jacyanthis concludes his digital-minds thread: AI identity will be fluid, carveable into 'individuals' at many scopes within AI institutions. On consciousness, he argues there is 'much it is like' to be a machine, but there's no fact of the matter—asking if Claude is conscious is like asking if a virus is alive.
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