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The Different Aspects of Animal Consciousness
We're very inclined to fantasize about artificial intelligence becoming conscious, but we know animals are conscious. I want to distinguish that and then mention this distinction between access and phenomenal consciousness. It is not obvious that intelligence necessitates particular kinds of phenomenal consciousness. That also complicates the picture with respect to the kinds of preferences, needs, styles of cognition or styles of mental agency.