There is no such thing as conscious artificial intelligence

What it is

Open-access paper in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications arguing against the idea that today's AI systems are or could be conscious, and unpacking why the language of machine awareness misleads people.

Why I recommend it

A clear counterweight to headlines about machines waking up. It argues one side of a contested debate — read it alongside researchers who disagree.

Topics

#AI consciousness #ai ethics #AI ethics #philosophy #research

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