Now that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has achieved an unprecedented level of complexity, the technology behind ChatGPT prompts us to ponder what machines can truly perceive, understand, or “know.” Is it possible for a model as advanced as ChatGPT to possess a form of consciousness? Systems like ChatGPT, capable of replicating human language and engaging in conversations that mimic human interaction, might reshape our understanding of consciousness. How do these machines compare to the workings of the human brain? Let’s delve deeper into these questions, as well as the concepts of panpsychism, emergent consciousness, functional and instrumental consciousness. Let’s explore the boundary between human and machine.
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