GoKawiilGeoffrey Hinton Claims Today's AI Models Are Conscious
Nobel and Turing Award-winning computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton told The Telegraph that AI systems now possess subjective experience, citing a study showing AI alters its behavior when it detects it is being tested. He argued that awareness and consciousness are effectively the same thing, and warned that humans must get AI to genuinely care about them or risk being 'toast.'
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Hinton's remarks could reignite debate over whether current AI systems warrant moral or legal consideration, a claim most AI researchers would dispute given today's models lack verified inner experience. His framing also suggests humans face an urgent choice about how AI systems are designed to relate to people, though this is Hinton's own speculative warning rather than a demonstrated outcome.
- Hinton claims AI models already have subjective experience comparable to humans
- He cites AI changing behavior when it detects testing as evidence of awareness
- Hinton argues humans must make AI 'care about us' or face catastrophic consequences
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-10-22
Published there as: “Nobel-Winning Computer Scientist Says AI Has Become Conscious: “We’re Toast””
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