repligate pushes back on using 'leading theories' to argue AI consciousness
repligate · x · 2026-10-10
In a debate with philosopher Bentham's Bulldog, repligate pushed back on the argument that AIs might be conscious because they perform computational functions that could suffice for consciousness under leading theories. repligate contends you don't need to know anything about those theories to have good reason to think AIs might be conscious while bricks and iPhones aren't.
repligate added they had learned the leading theories before but quickly forgot the details because the theories didn't seem important — a notable anti-framework stance in the ongoing AI consciousness debate.
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