François Fleuret mocks Chalmers: AI marketing logic now confuses clear arguments
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-10-22
Former Meta/Apple researcher François Fleuret quipped that "AI marketing and computational functionalist logic has been so successful that clear arguments now seem to confuse Chalmers" — a jab at philosopher David Chalmers amid ongoing debates about AI consciousness and functionalism.
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