Will AI become conscious? What a philosopher and a neuroscientist think
The debate over whether AI can become conscious continues among experts. A recent experiment showed that many participants struggled to distinguish between human and AI conversations, with some AI models passing the Turing Test. While some philosophers see the potential for conscious machines in the future, others remain skeptical about the possibility of true consciousness in AI.
- ▪An experiment revealed that many participants could not differentiate between conversations with humans and AI.
- ▪OpenAI's ChatGPT was judged to be human 73 percent of the time during the experiment.
- ▪Philosopher David Chalmers believes AI may not be conscious yet, but the rapid development of AI could lead to conscious machines in the future.
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Will AI be conscious in the future? Here's what a philosopher and a neuroscientist thinkBy BTN High reporter Wren GillettTopic:AISat 30 May 2026 at 1:59pmSat 30 May 2026 at 1:59pmSat 30 May 2026 at 1:59pmIn an experiment, many participants couldn't work out if they were having a conversation with a human or AI. (BTN High)abc.net.au/news/artificial-intelligence-ai-will-it-be-conscious-in-the-future/106738770Link copiedShareShare articleIn March last year, the Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California, San Diego, published the results of an experiment.It had asked almost 300 people to have a conversation with two mystery partners, one human and one AI, and try to determine which was which.Many couldn't.When chatting with OpenAI's ChatGPT GPT‑4.5, which had been asked…
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