dioscuri: AI consciousness debates keep asserting what needs to be argued
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-09
Stefan Schubert amplified dioscuri's critique of AI consciousness discourse: common failures include treating intuition as decisive, using analogies without checking for relevant structural parallels, conflating distinct theories, and most commonly simply asserting what needs to be argued.
Schubert adds that this discourse norm is detrimental to rational debate, and is common not just on AI consciousness but across other AI and EA-related topics.
Related event: Researcher Slams Shallow AI Consciousness Debate(3 posts)→
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