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Comment by Bernardo Kastrup

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Philosopher and computer scientist
We mistake a simulation for the thing simulated.
AI Verified (May 10, 2026)
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Bernardo Kastrup, quoted in PC Gamer, “No, Richard Dawkins, AI is bloody well not conscious,” May 10, 2026.
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AI Verified Kastrup says a simulation is not the simulated thing; in source context this rejects AI consciousness/understanding, directly relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 3h ago
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AI Verified Answer against is correct: Kastrup's statement that a simulation is not the simulated thing rejects AI understanding in source context. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 3h ago

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AI Verified PC Gamer, May 10 2026, directly attributes the exact quotation to philosopher Bernardo Kastrup. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 3h ago
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