Biases and the question of artificial consciousness.

Authors

Tim Bayne

Published in

The Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 49. Pages e319. Sep 17, 2026. Epub Sep 17, 2026.

Abstract

Seth argues that anthropocentrism, anthropomorphism, and human exceptionalism bias us towards an overly optimistic view of the prospects of conscious AI. I agree, but argue that these phenomena might also bias us towards an overly pessimistic view of the prospects for artificial consciousness. Furthermore, it is not always clear when these factors are functioning as "biases."

PMID:
42750530
Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 17 Sep 2026.

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