Is It Fine to Say AI Has No Consciousness? A Debate Over Whether We're Asking the Wrong Question
asusarla · x · 2026-10-10
Megan Stevenson kicks off a debate by arguing it's totally fine to simply say AI does not have consciousness. The quoted post from Jabaluck adds a deeper framing: when debating AI consciousness or the moral status of animals, consider how Greeks discussed dividing an apple or how Ptolemy estimated the sun's distance (off by only 20x) — the point isn't that past thinkers were wrong, but that such questions may rest on conceptual frameworks not yet mature enough, implying today's consciousness debate may be similarly premature.
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