The AI End Game: Is Your Chatbot Conscious?

Why Is This Happening? with Chris Hayes by MS NOW

Jun 2, 202600:51:48News & Politics

David Chalmers, one of the most preeminent philosophers and researchers in cognitive science, argues that nothing prevents machines from becoming truly conscious. Chalmers, who has studied the mind for decades, points ou...

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