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Three Reasons Why AI Is Not Conscious and Perhaps Never Will Be

By Alexis Dufresne Published October 22, 2026 at 00:36 UTC

Summary

Nature—not a casual venue—publishes a confident three-part case that AI is structurally incapable of consciousness, a direct challenge to the model-welfare and sentience discourse that dominated 2026; five vetted AI researchers circulating it signals this will shape the research conversation and gives readers a citable anchor for the debate.

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M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social: Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41... →
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1/2 Three reasons why AI is not conscious - and perhaps never will be. New in @nature.com with Ned Block @neddo.bsky.social and Giulio Tononi www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Meredith Martin @mmvty.bsky.social amplified

M.J. Crockett @mjcrockett.bsky.social

Great piece on why AI is not conscious, from people who really know what they’re talking about www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Evangelos Kazakos @ekazakos.bsky.social amplified

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Three reasons why AI is not conscious and perhaps never will be www.nature.com/articles/d41... - I have to say I find these arguments (by @anilseth.bsky.social, @neddo.bsky.social and G. Tononi) unconvincing... 🧵
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Dr Keith Wilson 🏳️‍🌈 @keithwilson.eu amplified

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At last: @neddo.bsky.social schools the 'conscious AI' brigade. Been waiting for this for a while www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Original headline: Three Reasons Why AI Is Not Conscious and Perhaps Never Will Be