When you interact with a large language model (LLM)—one of the systems behind chatbots such as ChatGPT and Claude—it can feel as though you are in contact with another conscious mind. But are you, really?
An AI lab says chatbots have what may be a key feature of consciousness. Are they right? And what now?
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