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Australian philosopher of science and philosopher of mind; author on consciousness and cephalopod intelligence.
But the problem remains: if AI does not fit here, and is not alive, but nevertheless displays intelligence, and one day could be conscious, what kind of thing is it?
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Peter Godfrey-Smith, quoted in Tharin Pillay, “Why Experts Can’t Agree on Whether AI Has a Mind,” TIME, January 22, 2026.
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