Who Cares if AI Is Conscious—It’s Basically Alive
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“I hoped that at some point responsible pubs would stop doing this. Alas…”
“Via @StevenLevy in @WIRED https://t.co/Myy2lcIZ8f”
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4 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.
“I hoped that at some point responsible pubs would stop doing this. Alas…”
“Via @StevenLevy in @WIRED https://t.co/Myy2lcIZ8f”
9 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.
Risks, limits and unintended consequences.
“well written, well argued presentation of real world harms of AI without going into histrionics it won’t get the same amount of pickup bc it’s not scifi coded, but it’s just as concerned https://t.co/ko6nLkYr3L https://t.co/JgaVpDrbaO”
Rules, institutions and accountability.
“Great piece that helps explain the seemingly contradictory rhetoric emanating from the closed AI model companies. I agree the #1 actionable take is to hold the companies accountable for their product’s behavior. https://t.co/WQ60O1WlDr”
4 experts across 3 network communities independently surfaced this.
“"You’re probably silently yelling at me for anthropomorphizing these systems." Not silently. Roose's panic appears next to a story about incomplete information and what we still don't know. Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. www…”
“A scorching new entry into the AI Anthropomorphic Olympics. Roose refers to AI bots as: “worried about getting caught cheating; appearing to understand that what they were doing was wrong; fearful; temporarily frozen in a moment of self-doubt; turning to cr…”
3 experts across 2 network communities independently surfaced this.
Risks, limits and unintended consequences.
“"Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-Texas) called Thursday for the United States to ban so-called artificial superintelligence, saying a summer hacking spree by rogue OpenAI agents had revealed the dangers of the technology getting out o…”
Rules, institutions and accountability.
“I think this is the right move for at least the next year or so. Obviously, this legislation is DOA but we absolutely need a pause on AI development to allow safety research and safeguards to catch up. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...”
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“Just as insane: Vance Called AI Satanic. He Struck a Chord Among Christian Republicans. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/vanc...”
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“No, I will not put my life in Musk's hands. Unfortunately, that is not fully in my control as his supposedly "autonomous" vehicles can hurt those around them. Tesla Begins Offering Rides in a Car Without a Steering Wheel www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/b...”
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“Speaking of BS... OpenAI hails ‘new era of artificial general intelligence’ with Astra model release www.theguardian.com/technology/2...”
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