Detecting consciousness won't need a theory breakthrough — the industry will ignore it
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-10-13
The author argues counterintuitively that the claim "it's impossible to tell whether another person is conscious" will soon be false, at least for "thinking inside the head." This will require zero breakthroughs in the theory of phenomenal consciousness. They add that the consciousness research world will ignore this and keep moaning about how hard it all is, out of human vanity and because consciousness has become a cottage industry.