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.

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    2 days ago

    In other words:

    • Statement that does not prove anything is or isn’t conscious
    • Unsupported assertion
    • Unsupported assertion

    Wow, very convincing article! I wish I’d thought of that! /s

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      1 day ago

      I’ll give them mildly more credit; they cite sources for 2 and 3. The sources just don’t seem convincing at all imo.

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        19 hours ago

        If the rest of the thread is to be believed, the sources do not justify the claim either, yeah. I’m gonna be real I’m not gonna go look myself