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Are Any Machines Conscious Today?

Chapman & Hall/CRC eBooks July 31, 2026 Patrick Butlin

This chapter investigates whether current artificial intelligence (AI) systems possess consciousness, a possibility assigned a 4.5% average credence by experts in 2025. It begins by exploring the theoretical feasibility of AI consciousness, specifically evaluating the arguments for ‘biological naturalism’ – the view that consciousness might require organic materials or living cells. Readers...