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Don’t mistake chatbot intelligence for consciousness
THIS MAY be the most consequential moment in the history of intelligence. In only a few years, artificial intelligence has come to rival human performance across domains once thought distinctively ours: language, reasoning, creativity and persuasion. Increasingly, people are asking whether these systems are conscious—whether it actually feels like something to be an AI.
TL;DR
- AI performance now rivals human performance in areas like language, reasoning, creativity, and persuasion.
- This rapid advancement has led to increased public questioning about AI consciousness.
- A key question is whether AI systems experience subjective feelings.