Published Aug 20, 2026, 11:42 AM ET · Updated 3 months ago · 1 source

Debates over AI consciousness are a trap

MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
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“Runaway” AI, “rogue” agents, and “autonomous” actors—the current rhetoric would have you believe that AI agents are not only awake and aware, but angry at their creators. Prominent tech leaders such as Demis Hassabis, Dario Amodei, and Sam Altman push for regulation of these seemingly “superhuman” systems, while a separate faction, led by policy organizations…