Artificial Consciousness Is Morally Irrelevant
AJOB Neuroscience April 3, 2023 B. Blackshaw
It is widely agreed that possession of consciousness contributes to an entity’s moral status. Therefore, if we could identify consciousness in a machine, this would be a compelling argument for considering it to possess at least a degree of moral status. However, as Elisabeth Hildt explains, our third person perspective on artificial intelligence means that determining if a machine is conscious...