AI consciousness debate: functionalist theories describe programs, and LLMs meet criteria
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-09
Skepticism that AI 'might' have subjective experiences (mocked as like worrying your iPhone feels pain) gets a sharp rebuttal from teortaxesTex: every functionalist theory of consciousness inherently describes a program, and LLMs easily meet at least some of their criteria. A substantive debate on AI consciousness and moral status.
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