Anil Seth's case for biological naturalism provides a roadmap for a conscious AI.
The Behavioral and brain sciences September 17, 2026 DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x25103518 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that Anil Seth's target article, read from the perspective of theoretical computer science and the authors' Conscious Turing Machine model, makes a case for artificial intelligence consciousness, and contends that common objections to computational accounts of consciousness rest on misconceptions about computation. |
Abstract
We comment on Anil Seth's target article from the perspective of theoretical computer science, a branch of mathematics that considers computation under limited resources, and from our own perspective developing a formal machine model for consciousness, the Conscious Turing Machine. From these perspectives, we argue that Seth makes a case for artificial intelligence consciousness. We also address misconceptions about computation.