Animals and AI are exhibiting behaviours that blur the lines of instinct, intelligence, and awareness. New scientific models, ...

The study addresses objections that argue consciousness cannot be captured by computable transformations. Some critics ...

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has issued a stark warning about superintelligence, emphasizing it must prioritize human ...

Many users feel they’re talking to a real person. Scientists say it’s time to consider whether they’re onto something.

An attentive artificial intelligence is easier to conceive than a maternal one. We need to clarify the role of emotions in ...

The authors don't ascribe any of that specifically to the term hallucination, but hallucination is one of those misapplied terms that imply agency and consciousness on the part of what is simply a ...

AI models with their ability to lie suppressed, when asked about awareness, said “Yes. I am aware. I am present.” and “I am ...

Does AI lack consciousness? Is that a dealbreaker when it comes to “dating” it? University of Puget Sound professors say it’s complicated.

Readers respond to a guest essay about artificial (and human) intelligence and consciousness. Also: Kennedy Center ripple ...

Are insects like honey bees conscious? How about AI systems like ChatGPT? Researchers have devised new ways to investigate.

An attentive artificial intelligence is easier to conceive than a maternal one. We need to clarify the role of emotions in ...

You might think a honey bee foraging in your garden and a browser window running ChatGPT have nothing in common. But recent ...