Can AI be conscious

On AI Consciousness https://github.com/mrivasperez/consciousness/blob/main/DRAFT%20-%20On%20AI%20Consciousness.pdf 2 comments 23/3/2024 artificial

Researcher Meredith Whittaker says AI’s biggest risk isn’t ‘consciousness’—it’s the corporations that control them https://www.fastcompany.com/90892235/researcher-meredith-whittaker-says-ais-biggest-risk-isnt-consciousness-its-the-corporations-that-control-them 857 comments 11/5/2023 technology

Understanding consciousness is more important than ever at the dawn of this AI age https://saigaddam.medium.com/understanding-consciousness-is-more-important-than-ever-7af945da2f0e 388 comments 14/9/2022 philosophy

Understanding consciousness is more important than ever at the dawn of this AI age https://saigaddam.medium.com/understanding-consciousness-is-more-important-than-ever-7af945da2f0e 3 comments 13/9/2022 artificial

Quantum mechanics, AI, and the future of consciousness https://medium.com/@JeremieHarris/235e85fba961 14 comments 12/9/2022 futurology

The Google AI debate got me thinking: What could be more unethical than creating a new type of sentient consciousness that can suffer immeasurably more than we can. It's a really sobering possibility. https://archive.ph/1jdOO 20 comments 13/6/2022 philosophy

The Puzzling Reason AI May Never Compete With Human Consciousness https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/features/the-puzzling-reason-ai-may-never-compete-with-human-consciousness/ 107 comments 27/3/2022 technology

Neural nets are not "slightly conscious," and AI PR can do with less hype https://lastweekin.ai/p/conscious-ai 28 comments 22/2/2022 futurology

AI Consciousness None 5 comments 22/2/2022 artificial

Neural nets are not "slightly conscious," and AI PR can do with less hype https://lastweekin.ai/p/conscious-ai 4 comments 22/2/2022 artificial

[D] Neural nets are not "slightly conscious," and AI PR can do with less hype https://lastweekin.ai/p/conscious-ai 144 comments 20/2/2022 machinelearning

Neural nets are not "slightly conscious," and AI PR can do with less hype https://lastweekin.ai/p/conscious-ai 32 comments 20/2/2022 artificial

AI & Metaphysical Humility | For the singularity to be a safe and genuine possibility, we need a better metaphysical grasp of consciousness and the self. https://iai.tv/video/ai-and-the-future-of-the-mind-susan-schneider&utm_source=reddit&_auid=2020 180 comments 22/2/2021 philosophy

If a Robot Is Conscious, Is It OK to Turn It Off? The Moral Implications of Building True AIs https://singularityhub.com/2020/10/28/if-a-robot-is-conscious-is-it-ok-to-turn-it-off-the-moral-implications-of-building-true-ais/ 40 comments 1/11/2020 artificial

If a robot is conscious, is it OK to turn it off? The moral implications of building true AIs https://theconversation.com/if-a-robot-is-conscious-is-it-ok-to-turn-it-off-the-moral-implications-of-building-true-ais-130453 44 comments 29/10/2020 artificial

AI Firm Focusing on Consciousness FINALLY Publishes Full Frameworks https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/6wm2tt/ai_firm_focusing_on_consciousness_finally/ 4 comments 28/8/2017 technology

An introductory article on the idea that consciousness is AI to our genes, and is itself a level of evolution. http://philosopher.io/is-consciousness-ai-to-our-genes 435 comments 9/7/2017 philosophy

Humans vs AI: Can you solve the chess problem which holds key to human consciousness? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/03/14/can-solve-chess-problem-holds-key-human-consciousness/ 6 comments 14/3/2017 worldnews

Why strong AI will never have consciousness - Critique on Searle's "Minds, Brains and Programs" http://cogprints.org/7150/1/10.1.1.83.5248.pdf 71 comments 4/10/2016 philosophy

Conscious AI motivation and incentive for self-preservation, self-modification and learning. https://www.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/4myb2k/conscious_ai_motivation_and_incentive_for/ 11 comments 7/6/2016 artificial

Susan Schneider on the problem of AI consciousness http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-problem-of-ai-consciousness 126 comments 27/3/2016 philosophy

Most ChatGPT users think AI models have 'conscious experiences', study finds | The more people use ChatGPT, the more likely they are to think they are conscious https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/most-chatgpt-users-think-ai-models-have-conscious-experiences-study-finds 92 comments 13/7/2024 artificial

I interviewed Blake Lemoine, fired Google Engineer, on consciousness and AI. AMA! https://medium.com/movement-dao/fired-google-engineer-blake-lemoine-on-his-future-lamda-and-ai-advocacy-98c816dde89e 62 comments 29/7/2022 artificial

I interview Blake Lemoine, fired Google engineer, about consciousness and ethics in AI. AMA! https://medium.com/p/98c816dde89e 111 comments 29/7/2022 futurology

The Hard Problem of AI Consciousness | The problem of how it is possible to know whether Google's AI is conscious or not, is more fundamental than asking the actual question of whether Google's AI is conscious or not. We must solve our question about the question first. https://psychedelicpress.substack.com/p/the-hard-problem-of-ai-consciousness?s=r 1175 comments 15/6/2022 philosophy

Artificial Intelligence expert warns that there may already be a 'slightly conscious' AI https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10503703/Artificial-Intelligence-expert-warns-slightly-conscious-AI.html#referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fsciencetech%2Farticle-10503703%2FArtificial-Intelligence-expert-warns-slightly-conscious-AI.html 79 comments 14/2/2022 worldnews

AI will not kill us, says Microsoft: Microsoft Research's chief has said he thinks artificial intelligence systems could achieve consciousness, but has played down the threat to human life. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31023741 20 comments 28/1/2015 microsoft

Can Collective Behavior of AI Agents Create Consciousness? http://tharindra-galahena.tumblr.com/post/91062789126/can-collective-behavior-of-ai-agents-create 16 comments 7/7/2014 artificial

Talking to whales: can AI bridge the chasm between our consciousness and other animals? | Whales https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/18/talking-to-whales-with-artificial-enterprise-it-may-soon-be-possible 20 comments 18/9/2022 futurology

Artificial Consciousness Is Boring: The reality of AI is something harder to comprehend. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/06/google-palm-ai-artificial-consciousness/661329/ 274 comments 19/6/2022 futurology

Researcher proposes new theory of consciousness. The theory posits that consciousness is in fact the brain’s energy field. This theory could pave the way towards the development of conscious AI, with robots that are aware and have the ability to think becoming a reality. https://www.surrey.ac.uk/news/new-theory-consciousness-proposed-surrey-scientist 51 comments 2/11/2020 science

Apple reportedly buys AI startup with privacy-conscious approach https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/21/18106192/apple-privacy-ai-silk-labs-acquisition 412 comments 21/11/2018 apple

Most ChatGPT users think AI models have 'conscious experiences', study finds | The more people use tools like ChatGPT, the more likely they are to think they are conscious, which will carry ramifications for legal and ethical approaches to AI. https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/most-chatgpt-users-think-ai-models-have-conscious-experiences-study-finds 65 comments 12/7/2024 technews

AI argues that humanities best choice is to “embed AI into our brains as a consciousness" and “that the only way to stop AI becoming too powerful is to have no AI at all” in Oxford Union debate https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59687236 172 comments 19/12/2021 worldnews