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Spectator Out Loud: Matthew Parris, Joanna Bell, Peter Frankopan, Mary Wakefield and Flora Watkins
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Beyond the Veil of Sentience
This chapter explores the philosophical questions surrounding AI sentience and the criteria we use to gauge consciousness in both humans and machines. It critiques our understanding of machine behavior, drawing parallels to historical perspectives on consciousness and the inherent limitations in recognizing non-human sentience.
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