Machines, Intelligence and Subjectivity
A language model can solve a problem and describe an inner life. What would establish that it actually experiences anything?
John Hardy’s engineering notebook
Current bench Atom · Z80 systems · AI and authorship
A language model can solve a problem and describe an inner life. What would establish that it actually experiences anything?
This article argues that current AI systems can model thought with extraordinary power without becoming conscious subjects. It explains the difference between simulation and experience, syntax and meaning, and output and inner life for a technical audience.