AI chatbots increasingly pass the Turing test, yet remain unconscious, economist Yanis Varoufakis argues. He likens treating them as conscious to Dawkins' selfish gene metaphor. Ascribing consciousness, he warns, lets techlords like Sam Altman and Jeff Bezos consolidate power. He cites Argentina's Javier Milei, who proposed letting AI bots legally own companies.
AI and the false consciousness trap – Unherd – Yanis Varoufakis
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