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TRUVACE RECORD VERSION record: TRV-2026-0839 version: 1 kind: certified reason: Certified into the record timestamp: 2026-08-21T06:02:43.446245Z status: published lens: g_space sector: education headline: We must reject any notion of AI consciousness | Letters dek: Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). But he is wrong only to have doubts about whether AI systems like Claude may become conscious. He should be certain, and should say so more forcefully. It’s not like anything to be Claude, just as it’s not like anything to be a washing machine. An academic education is not required to realise that, common se… gain_title: Used well, Claude is of great benefit. Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious, I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). problem_title: (none) trace_subject: (none) gain_reading: Used well, Claude is of great benefit. Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious, I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). gain_evidence: (none) problem_reading: (none) problem_evidence: (none) quick_read: Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious, I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). But he is wrong only to have doubts about whether AI systems like Claude may become conscious. Artificial intelligence systems won’t become conscious for the same reason they won’t become pregnant; they’re not that sort of thing. limitation: tag: Evidence-backed gain key_points: Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious, I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). | But he is wrong only to have doubts about whether AI systems like Claude may become conscious. | He should be certain, and should say so more forcefully. rundown: Anil Seth is right to point out that to overestimate artificial intelligence is to underestimate ourselves (Once again we are told AI may be conscious, I study consciousness, and I have my doubts, 15 July). But he is wrong only to have doubts about whether AI systems like Claude may become conscious. He should be certain, and should say so more forcefully. It’s not like anything to be Claude, just as it’s not like anything to be a washing machine. sources: - journalism | The Guardian | https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/22/we-must-reject-any-notion-of-ai-consciousness | 2026-07-22 prev: 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
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