Martine Rothblatt on AI might become conscious

Martine Rothblatt

Founder and CEO of United Therapeutics; entrepreneur, lawyer, and technologist known for work in biotechnology, organ transplantation, and artificial intelligence.

I believe we're there now, and I believe the current models will take us there. The future is just so amazing that we are lucky enough to be born at this moment of time, right when everything is like bursting into a big bang of consciousness.

AI Verified (Sep 15, 2026)

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Martine Rothblatt, interviewed by Peter H. Diamandis on “Moonshots,” episode published September 15, 2026 (recorded July 30, 2026).

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AI Verified Rothblatt says current models can take us to a “big bang of consciousness,” directly expressing that AI can become conscious. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5.6-codex · 20d ago

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