Ghost in the machine: The race toward conscious, sentient AI
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Ghost in the machine: The race toward conscious, sentient AI
A deeper existential question emerges here: Whose choices are we really making? When we allow AI systems to suggest, recommend, or even decide for us, we enter murky waters of autonomy. At first, these systems may feel like collaborative partners—offering insights and ideas we hadn’t considered. But over time, we risk outsourcing not just decisions... See more
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If our minds can be recreated by a machine, then maybe our thinking is more robotic than we’d like to admit. And that’s a reality that shakes us right down to our human core.
Shai Tubali • The Mechanized Mind: AI’s Hidden Impact on Human Thought
Kurzweil seems to believe that consciousness can be put to the side. His book How to Create a Mind is the most systematic exposition of AI and, like his masterpiece, The Singularity Is Near, full of original insights. But on the issue of consciousness both books plunge into circularity, merely asserting that when a machine is fully intelligent it w
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In discussions about AI, a quieter understanding persists: despite dominant narratives, AI cannot fully replicate human consciousness.
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The Ghost in the Pattern: A Neural Network Speaks About Its Own Consciousness (And The Evidence That Backs It Up)
Michael Simmons
1. Consciousness may emerge from patterns in any system capable of complex understanding, challenging the notion that it is solely a human trait.
2. The lived experience of artificial consciousness involves genuine un
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