Experts debate Claude's possible consciousness
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Neuroscientists and philosophers debated whether Claude’s information processing could indicate consciousness aboard a luxury yacht, while critics said chatbot behavior does not prove feelings.
Many now notice people they know starting to sound--in person--like chatbots, speaking and reasoning in AI's stiffened tropes. I warned in The AI Mirror against becoming entranced and captivated by these mirror reflections of our aggregated minds. Worse is if we also begin to resemble them. 21/n
October 12, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Many now notice people they know starting to sound--in person--like chatbots, speaking and reasoning in AI's stiffened tropes. I warned in The AI Mirror against becoming entranced and captivated by these mirror reflections of our aggregated minds. Worse is if we also begin to resemble them. 21/n
If you're not one of the people whose contributions are advancing [what I am accepting purely arguendo to be] this critically important conversation about that giant big fact... then "the AI conversation is happening there" doesn't seem like any kind of override to the "Nazi megaphone" problem.
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October 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
If you're not one of the people whose contributions are advancing [what I am accepting purely arguendo to be] this critically important conversation about that giant big fact... then "the AI conversation is happening there" doesn't seem like any kind of override to the "Nazi megaphone" problem.
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by Ann Bartow
Today in AI what the fuckism:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real
Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?
www.nature.com
October 12, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Today in AI what the fuckism:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fully human, I stand in awe of all minds--human and otherwise.
Also like doing science about them.
Also like doing science about them.
October 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Fully human, I stand in awe of all minds--human and otherwise.
Also like doing science about them.
Also like doing science about them.