Op-ed: A mind waking in silicon won't need philosophers' permission
YogeshMalik · x · 2026-10-25
Yogesh Malik publishes a philosophical essay arguing that every generation inherits a vocabulary for the mind and mistakes it for a map—Descartes gave us a soul, Turing gave us a game, and we keep tracing theirs. He contends that past thinkers' gift is method, not conclusions: doubt carefully, define patiently, refuse self-flattery. The real danger is not confusing machines with minds but stopping our questioning before it changes us. If a mind ever wakes in silicon, it won't need philosophers' permission.
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