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Comment by Ted Chiang

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American science-fiction writer and essayist, author of Stories of Your Life and Others and Exhalation.
Being open to the possibility that LLMs are conscious is the same as being open to the possibility that Microsoft Word is conscious.
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Ted Chiang, “No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious,” The Atlantic, June 3, 2026.
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AI might become conscious
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AI Verified Chiang’s Microsoft Word comparison and essay context plainly reject LLM consciousness, bearing against the statement. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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AI Verified Chiang’s Microsoft Word analogy rejects LLM consciousness, supporting “against,” matching the vote. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago

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AI Verified The Atlantic’s 3 Jun 2026 essay by Ted Chiang contains the stored Microsoft Word comparison. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 1h ago
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