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AI Researcher Rejects Machine Consciousness While Stressing Collective Uncertainty Handling

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8. Note: on a personal level I do *not* believe AI systems are conscious—largely for reasons about the “map and the territory” discussed by @anilkseth.

The point here is not to advocate for a personal perspective—but to think about how we can address uncertainty well, together.

Iason Gabriel@IasonGabriel

7. A world with more powerful forms of AI may create a range of challenges.

Our hope is discourse of the right kind can help us better navigate hard moral and political questions—developing a capability that serves society in general.

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Iason Gabriel@IasonGabriel

Thanks to everyone who provided feedback!

This may be of interest to @jeffrsebo, @rgblong, @dioscuri, @winniestreet, @EthanJPerez, @davidchalmers42, @mpshanahan, @ch402, @blaiseaguera & friends 🙌

Iason Gabriel@IasonGabriel

8. Note: on a personal level I do *not* believe AI systems are conscious—largely for reasons about the “map and the territory” discussed by @anilkseth.

The point here is not to advocate for a personal perspective—but to think about how we can address uncertainty well, together.

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Iason Gabriel@IasonGabriel

@jeffrsebo @rgblong @dioscuri @winniestreet @EthanJPerez @davidchalmers42 @mpshanahan @ch402 @blaiseaguera The paper can be found here: https://deepmind.google/research/publications/248131/

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