The entire universe may have an internal mind—or the whole idea of consciousness could be a sham. Here’s why scientists still can’t agree.

After recently writing about Singularity in this column, I felt it was time to address the elephant in the room – the difference between Artificial Intelligence and Human Consciousness in the Age of ...

The phenomenon of inattentional blindness seems to show you can see without the information crossing into your consciousness.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has publicly acknowledged that the possibility of consciousness in Claude, the company’s flagship AI model, cannot be dismissed outright. The statement, made in a New York ...

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he’s not sure whether his Claude AI chatbot is conscious — a rhetorical framing, of course, that pointedly leaves the door open to this sensational and still-unlikely ...

A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, ...

Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn ...

This very well may be one of the most important moral debates!

For many researchers, however, the idea that today's AI could be conscious remains highly speculative.

I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect. Warren Zevon I'm not really thinking about hair. I'm thinking about perfection … and conscience. My conscience is a ...