Neuroscientist weighs in: AI consciousness unsettled, non-biological systems still in play
davidmanheim · x · 2026-11-01
An X debate over AI consciousness: davidmanheim argues it's absurd to confidently deny AI consciousness when we don't even understand consciousness, noting modern LLMs are more complex than many mammalian brains.
Neuroscientist Aran Nayebi, quoted in the thread, pushes back on strong claims: the assertion that AI can't be conscious without being biological doesn't follow from neuroscience—brains are physical systems, and if causal organization is what matters, non-biological implementations remain in play.
More from AGI Musings
- Economists warn: AI agent-based modeling risks repeating the failed SFI agenda — Afinetheorem · 2026-11-01
- "Funny that no one knows how to make money from intelligence" — gklambauer · 2026-11-01
- Agentic AI is training users to articulate their desires and principles precisely — sebpaquet · 2026-11-01
- Gartner: 38% of orgs pilot AI agents, only 11% in production, 40% of projects to fail by 2027 — ingliguori · 2026-11-01
- Weekly: Anthropic's S1 filing, labs claim models refute Exponential Time Hypothesis — njyx · 2026-11-01
- Pedro Domingos revives Moravec's paradox: AI cracks Navier-Stokes but can't do accounting — pmddomingos · 2026-11-01