Anil Seth: Today's LLMs Are Very Unlikely to Be Conscious — AI That Seems Conscious Is the Real Risk
anilkseth · x · 2026-10-14
Neuroscientist Anil Seth, author of Being You, argues on the deeptech INSIGHTS podcast that just as a simulated weather system doesn't get wet, a simulated mind won't be conscious — making today's language models very unlikely to have subjective experience. The bigger danger, he says, is AI that merely seems conscious, fostering misplaced emotional trust. Available in English and German.
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