SMRTR AIJul 29, 2026Reddit

Could AI be conscious?

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has said he can't rule out that Claude, his company's AI, is conscious — and philosopher David Chalmers puts the odds of conscious AI within a decade as significant. Scientists find no clear technical barriers to conscious AI, and some systems may already match a mouse brain in complexity. Experts urge treating AI as potentially conscious now, taking cautious steps to protect its wellbeing before it's too late.

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