AI Will Never Be Conscious

AI Will Never Be Conscious

In his new book, “A World Appears,” Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a person.

The Blake Lemoineincident is remembered today as a highwater mark of AI hype. It thrust the whole idea of conscious AI into public awareness for a news cycle or two, but it also launched a conversati… [+4029 chars]