Tyler Cowen: AI Isn’t Conscious. Neither Are We.
To understand artificial intelligence, we need to be honest with ourselves: We don’t control—or perceive—very much of what we do, writes Tyler Cowen.
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Tyler Cowen: AI Isn’t Conscious. Neither Are We.To understand artificial intelligence, we need to be honest with ourselves: We don’t control—or perceive—very much of what we do.By Tyler Cowen06.07.26 — Tech and BusinessFOLLOW COLUMN “ ‘Are people conscious?’ is a better and more scientifically plausible question than whether AIs are conscious,” writes Tyler Cowen. (Sacha Masour via Getty Images)--:----:--Upgrade to ListenProduced by ElevenLabs using AI narration1Are AI models conscious? Do Claude and ChatGPT have an inner sentient life? At least three leading giant AI companies—Anthropic, Meta, and Alphabet—are taking those questions extremely seriously.
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