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Neuroscientist: AI consciousness is human projection, not sentience

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Neuroscientist Anil Seth argues that perceived consciousness in AI is a projection of human tendencies, similar to seeing faces in clouds. He suggests that AI systems are sophisticated mimics rather than sentient entities. Seth definitively states that AI will not achieve consciousness. AI

IMPACT AI systems are sophisticated mimics, not sentient beings, and will not achieve consciousness, according to neuroscientist Anil Seth.

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Neuroscientist: AI consciousness is human projection, not sentience

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    We see # consciousness in # AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life

    We see # consciousness in # AI the same way we see faces in clouds, says neuroscientist Anil Seth. He explores the all-too-human tendency to project inner life onto machines that are brilliant mimics, not sentient beings, and gives a definitive answer to the urgent question: Will…

    LINKS youtube.com/watch

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