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No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious
(www.theatlantic.com)
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this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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one might say that AI is not conscious because it's not a living being, therefore it lacks the experiences that living beings go through
that's a rather narrow definition of consciousness
well, considering how many living beings there are, i would not call it "narrow"
also it aligns well with other definitions of "consciousness", such as ensuring the wellbeing of your community, because after all, that's what remains of an individual after the individual is gone.