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Could more brain-like chips provide a path to consciousness?
The current crop of AI models looks to some scientists like a dead end when it comes to consciousness, regardless of how powerful they become. For some, this is because of their lack of wet, biological stuff; for others, because of their design structure. But they do not rule out the potential for consciousness in future versions of AI built either with living cells, or on different, more brain-like, computational architectures.
TL;DR
- Current AI models may be a dead end for achieving consciousness.
- This limitation is attributed by some to the absence of biological matter, and by others to their design structure.
- Future AI development could potentially lead to consciousness through the use of living cells.
- Alternatively, consciousness might be achieved through different, more brain-like computational architectures.