Mind in the Machine? Cross-Disciplinary Perceptions of Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems April 13, 2026 H. Moradi, Ignacio Avellino, Patrick Krauss et al.
As AI systems increasingly display human-like behavior, people often attribute consciousness to these machines, raising questions about anthropomorphism, ethics, and design. We report findings from an online survey (N=553), including academics from the formal sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and a heterogeneous group of other participants. Respondents evaluated perceptions of...