Chatbots have no consciousness and cannot suffer, argues scientist in Corriere debut
ValerioCapraro · x · 2026-11-05
Behavioral scientist Valerio Capraro announced a new column for Italy's Corriere della Sera, with his first piece tackling whether chatbots are conscious.
His headline conclusion: chatbots possess no consciousness and cannot suffer. The core distinction is that solving problems differs from feeling — biological neurons exist while artificial ones are abstract constructs for mathematical computation. He warns of the anthropomorphism trap and notes even experts are being influenced by AI, risking the delegation of thinking to machines.
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