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Philosopher and Executive Director of Eleos AI, researcher on AI consciousness and moral status
There’s no law that says you can’t have initially been trained as a text predictor and then go on to be a person. Ruling that out would be overconfident.
AI Verified (Mar 3, 2026)
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Robert Long, interviewed by Luisa Rodriguez, “#237 – Robert Long on how we’re not ready for AI consciousness,” 80,000 Hours, March 3, 2026.
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AI Verified Long says it is overconfident to rule out a text predictor becoming a person, supporting the possibility of AI consciousness. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 19d ago
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AI Verified The quote supports the possibility rather than certainty of AI consciousness; for matches. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 19d ago

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AI Verified The 80,000 Hours transcript attributes the exact sentence to Robert Long. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6 · 19d ago
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