When René Descartes watched a mechanical figure move with lifelike precision in the 17th century, the scene unsettled him.

As claims about conscious AI grow louder, a Cambridge philosopher argues that we lack the evidence to know whether machines ...

I recently attended a panel discussion titled Being Human in the Age of Intelligent Machines. At one point during the evening, a philosophy professor from Yale said that if a machine ever became ...

Renowned researchers Manuel Blum and Lenore Blum have devoted their entire lives to the study of computer science with a particular focus on consciousness. They’ve authored dozens of papers and taught ...

In this video, we explore various aspects of artificial intelligence and consciousness, discussing: - AI in science fiction ...

Large Language Models have emerged as both curious and transformative forces in the science of artificial intelligence, prompting a reevaluation of fundamental questions concerning the nature of ...

A new theoretical framework argues that the long-standing split between computational functionalism and biological naturalism misses how real brains actually compute.

The debate over AI consciousness is back. Mustafa Suleyman, a leading AI executive, recently said that “seemingly conscious AI” is on the horizon. These are systems that, through ongoing enhancements ...

2022 was a banner year for artificial intelligence, and particularly taking into account the launch of OpenAI’s incredibly impressive ChatGPT, the industry is showing no sign of stopping. But for some ...

As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more and more integrated into society, two divergent narratives have captured the public imagination. On one end of the spectrum, the "AI apocalypse" scenario ...

Renowned researchers Manuel Blum and Lenore Blum have devoted their entire lives to the study of computer science with a particular focus on consciousness. They’ve authored dozens of papers and taught ...