Unlearning Descartes: Sentient AI is a Political Problem

The emergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) has renewed debate about whether Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be conscious or sentient. This paper identifies two approaches to the topic and argues: (1) A “Cartesian” approach treats consciousness, sentience, and personhood as very similar terms, an...

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Main Author: Gordon Hull
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tsinghua University Press 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Social Computing
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Online Access:https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.23919/JSC.2023.0020