Researchers across biology, philosophy, and AI are split on what counts as a mind—and whether today’s systems qualify.

"We don't really know what gives rise to consciousness." The post Top Anthropic Researcher No Longer Sure Whether AI Is ...

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In his first-year seminar dubbed “Could a Robot Ever Be Conscious?” Professor Richard Huskey guides students to discuss theories of consciousness. Through a variety of fields ranging from neuroscience ...

Dr. Karl Friston is a distinguished computational psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and pioneer of modern neuroimaging and, now, AI. He is a leading expert on intelligence, natural as well as artificial.

Consciousness could be a fundamental part of reality, like gravity or matter, according to this controversial theory.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is advancing at a remarkable pace, prompting significant discussions about its potential to surpass biological intelligence. Geoffrey Hinton, a key figure in AI research, ...

Koch, who studied vision, thought that by measuring people's brain responses as they looked at special optical illusions, ...