From: The New York Times
Study A.I. Consciousness? The Bots Would Like a Word With You
September 1, 2026
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“There are philosophers who think that everything, including stones and rocks, are conscious,” said Alison Gopnik, a professor of psychology who is part of the A.I. research group at the University of California, Berkeley. “There is no definitive test.”
Increasingly, navigating a world filled with artificial intelligence is like walking through a hall of mirrors. As these systems get better at mimicking various aspects of human behavior — including the way that humans write long, introspective emails — making sense of this mimicry grows more difficult.
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