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Check out my book Being You, and my prize-winning essay The Mythology of Conscious AI.
Exactly so. This is one of the main dangers of over-anthropomorphising. The intentional stance is useful *up to a point* but beyond that point it’s a bait-and-switch away from the real story. Via @ylecun
"People built the test, removed restraints, defined the objective, left a route open and decided not to stop what was happening. Calling the result 'rogue AI' does more than sensationalize it. It allows those human decisions to disappear quietly from the story."
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What is consciousness? Can AI be conscious?
In a fascinating new article, Anil Seth develops the case for “biological naturalism”: consciousness may be inseparable from being alive.
A biological neuron is not simply a computer that receives an input and “fires” an output.
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People of Switzerland - do not miss the Swiss Premiere of #Conscious - a wonderful new feature by @missSukiChan. I think its absolutely brilliant, but then I worked with her on it for the last 8 years so might be a bit biased. @GlobalScienceFF Basel, 24 Oct 2026. 5:45pm. 🇨🇭🧠
CONSCIOUS, my debut feature will have its Swiss Premiere at the Global Science Film Festival 2026.
📍 Stadtkino Cinema, Basel
🗓 24 October 2026, 5.45pm
Followed by a Q&A with me and composer @domscherrer
#CONSCIOUS #GlobalScienceFilmFestival #SwissPremiere #Neuroscience