Testing AI consciousness empirically by augmenting living human brains with transformers
kevinnbass · x · 2026-11-12
Kevin Bass argues the AI consciousness hypothesis can be tested empirically: augment or replace parts of a living human's brain with transformers and observe whether consciousness changes. He notes Chalmers provided the rudimentary conceptual basis and that "we are not ready for that discussion yet — but it is coming."
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