Anil Seth's 109-page BBS special on conscious AI free to download today only
anilkseth · x · 2026-10-24
Neuroscientist Anil Seth notes that the 109-page Behavioral and Brain Sciences collection on "conscious AI and biological naturalism" — including his target article, 50 peer commentaries, and his author response — is free to download today only before going subscriber-only.
His core argument: consciousness depends on our nature as living organisms (biological naturalism) rather than computation alone. Real artificial consciousness is unlikely along current trajectories but becomes more plausible as AI grows more brain-like and life-like. He also explores the ethics: if we sell our minds too cheaply to machine creations, we overestimate them and underestimate ourselves.
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