As artificial intelligence systems become increasingly sophisticated, questions once confined to philosophy are rapidly ...

For the past couple of years, society and governments worldwide have grappled not only with artificial intelligence ...

As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent than ever. This is according to a new Frontiers in Science lead article in ...

Artificial intelligence now writes code, drafts legal memos, and chats in eerily fluent prose, yet the most unsettling question about these systems is not what they can do but what, if anything, they ...

A new paper argues that scientists may need a radically new approach to studying consciousness, including in animals and AI.

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A new essay explores which conditions must be met for consciousness to exist. At least one of them can't be found in a computer. Would it be desirable for artificial intelligence to develop ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. Feb 07, 2025, 03:28pm EST Humans have been on an elusive ...

As AI—and the ethical debate surrounding it—accelerates, scientists argue that understanding consciousness is now more urgent than ever. Researchers writing in Frontiers in Science warn that advances ...

This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence program. The human species has long grappled with the question of what makes ...

A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, ...