Against Treating Chatbots as Conscious - Erik Hoel, The Intrinsic Perspective

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The real value in AI is not in debating consciousness but in understanding the boundaries of its capabilities and its reliability as a tool. Impressiveness should come from recognizing how well it can process and generate information in context, how adaptable it can be across varied tasks, and how safely it can be deployed. If we stop chasing the elusive question of whether it is conscious we can more clearly focus on improving transparency, reducing bias, and designing systems that genuinely add utility to human life without misleading narratives... 