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Erik Hoel on the Threat to Humanity from AI

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The Illusion of Intelligence

I studied consciousness scientifically. I doubt that they are conscious, but we have no scientific consensus to go back on. We don't know how it is that your brain creates the experiences that you have. It's a big scientific open question. And there's just no difference between being able to act intelligently and being intelligent. Both are being intelligent.

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