Henry dioscuri: 'all known conscious entities are alive' proves nothing about AI consciousness
dioscuri · x · 2026-11-02
Responding to the argument that "all known conscious entities are alive," dioscuri notes this doesn't establish that life matters for consciousness — all known conscious entities also weigh under 200 tonnes, yet a heavier being could conceivably be conscious. What's missing is an explanatory mechanism. The broader exchange: JoyfulSisyphean argues we have no agreed set of behaviors that all and only conscious entities display, so if conscious AI is ever built, detecting it won't be clear-cut.
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