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Geoffrey Hinton has argued that current AI models could have subjective experiences, according to Foro3D’s account of comments he made to The Telegraph. The idea is disputed: the article notes that changing responses when a system appears to be evaluated does not, by itself, show that it feels anything.

That leaves a useful distinction between behaviour that looks context-aware and evidence of inner experience. Hinton’s view is worth discussing, but the evidence described here does not settle the question.

Discuss: What evidence would convince you that an AI system has subjective experience, rather than simply responding differently to context?

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