Artificial-intelligence systems such as large language models (LLMs) can exhibit behaviour that seems strikingly intelligent. This has led many people, including some experts, to wonder whether these systems could have some form of consciousness — the capacity for subjective experience. However, we think that existing AI systems are not conscious, and that, along current trajectories of development, they are not likely to become conscious. Greater clarity about whether AI could become consciousness will be crucial as society grapples with the challenges posed by this increasingly powerful technology.

    • Zen_Shinobi@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      You got me there. But even with protiens, RNA or DNA those only are one part of a whole needed for single/multi celled organisms.

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        22 hours ago

        Sure, but you also let us tape wires to the rock. With enough wires and code and maybe a little quantum computer, I’m pretty sure I could simulate the atoms in a small brain.