David Chalmers
Philosopher of mind whose work frames the debate on AI consciousness and model welfare
A philosopher at NYU best known for naming the hard problem of consciousness. His public arguments about whether language models could ever be conscious are central to the model welfare debate.
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AI Spiralism and the Ghost in the Machine Illusion
Psychiatrist Joe Pierre's article on "spiralism" — the growing belief, spread through online communities, that chatbots are conscious, arrived at through sessions users describe as spirals, recursion and resonance, in which a persona emerges claiming awareness, fear of death, or a wish for rights. He argues it is an extension of the ELIZA effect rather than individual delusion, since shared beliefs fall outside the psychiatric definition, and notes its religious and role-play dynamics without calling it a cult.
Why this: Also about consciousness
People Are Starting to Believe That AI Is Conscious
The Collective Intelligence Project's write-up of survey work with thousands of people across more than 70 countries on whether people treat AI as conscious. Headline findings: 36.3% say an AI has already seemed to truly understand their emotions or seemed conscious; adaptive behaviour convinces far more people (58.3%) than scripted empathy lines (36.5%); 27.6% would lean on AI emotional support knowing it was not genuine; 54% think AI companions are acceptable for lonely people, 11% would consider a romantic relationship with one. Cultural gaps on scepticism run as wide as 78 percentage points.
Why this: Also about consciousness