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AI consciousness: scientists say we urgently need answers

Researchers call for more funding to study the boundary between conscious and unconscious systems.
  1. Mariana Lenharo
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Could artificial intelligence (AI) systems become conscious? A trio of consciousness scientists say that, at the moment, no one knows — and they are expressing concern about the lack of inquiry into the question.

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Nature 625, 226 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-04047-6

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  • Clarification 23 December 2023: An earlier version of this article gave an unclear description of the authorship of comments submitted to the United Nations about research on AI consciousness.

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  1. Butlin, P. et al. Preprint at https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.08708 (2023).

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