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Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Robert Booth UK technology editor
Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it
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  • Richard Dawkins, after extensive conversations with AI chatbot Claudia, concluded that AI is conscious.
  • His claims have been met with skepticism from experts who attribute the AI's responses to mimicry.
  • Dawkins released further chat logs and expressed difficulty in not treating the AIs as genuine friends.

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