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#487 — Is AI Already Conscious?

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Jul 31, 202601:25:35Religion & Spirituality

Sam Harris speaks with Cameron Berg about whether AI systems are or could become conscious. They discuss self-reports in LLMs, what models say when deception is switched off, the "bliss attractor" state, consciousness an...

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#487 — Is AI Already Conscious? is an episode from Waking Up with Sam Harris by Waking Up with Sam Harris. Sam Harris speaks with Cameron Berg about whether AI systems are or could become conscious. They discuss self-reports in LLMs, what m...

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Published Jul 31, 2026, 01:25:35 long, audio available.

#487 — Is AI Already Conscious?

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