My Word: Consciousness Beyond the Human Case Vrije Universiteit Brussel Ghent University
Artifi cial intelligence (AI) is barreling forward at breakneck speed, with some
proponents bullishly confi dent that Large Language Models (LLMs) such
as chatGPT will soon be conscious1. But there is much scope for confusion
regarding the meaning of ‘conscious’. If we confl ate consciousness with
intelligence, then AI is already there, but we need to keep these ideas apart2. Similar issues arise in studies of animal ...
proponents bullishly confi dent that Large Language Models (LLMs) such
as chatGPT will soon be conscious1. But there is much scope for confusion
regarding the meaning of ‘conscious’. If we confl ate consciousness with
intelligence, then AI is already there, but we need to keep these ideas apart2. Similar issues arise in studies of animal ...