The dilemma of potential AI consciousness isn't going away - in fact, it's right upon us. And we're nowhere near prepared. (MIT Tech Review)

[https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/16/1081149/ai-consciousness-conundrum/](https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/10/16/1081149/ai-consciousness-conundrum/)

"**AI consciousness isn’t just a devilishly tricky intellectual puzzle; it’s a morally weighty problem with potentially dire consequences.** Fail to identify a conscious AI, and you might unintentionally subjugate, or even torture, a being whose interests ought to matter. Mistake an unconscious AI for a conscious one, and you risk compromising human safety and happiness for the sake of an unthinking, unfeeling hunk of silicon and code. Both mistakes are easy to make."

"**Every expert has a preferred theory …

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