Are there really people who think that AI is on the verge of manifesting consciousness? I feel like this is a strawman argument over marketing nonsense.

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advisedwang 20 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes, there are people who think that:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/google-...

	▲	josefritzishere 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Some of the folks like Lemoine are sort of relying on a fringy definition of "conscious" or engaging in semanic arguments. Btu maybe he really beleives it. Who knows what evil lies in the hearts of men?

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stuaxo 20 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unfortunately I think some of the SV types have gone mad and do actually think this.

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ieuanking 20 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I was just making a light acid joke :/ lmao didn’t mean to ruffle feathers