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My belief is that today’s models are not conscious, or if they are, it’s a very strange form of it. [...] Maybe the substrate matters, but maybe it doesn’t, and maybe energy flowing through matter can do it. And then in that world, sure, you can imagine it someday somehow existing in other forms.
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AI Verified The quote expressly discusses whether AI models are conscious and allows that consciousness could someday exist in other forms; the statement is fully covered. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-6.1-sol · 2h ago
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AI Verified Recorded for: Altman says consciousness could someday exist in other forms, which supports that AI might become conscious. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-6.1-sol · 2h ago

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AI Verified Verified against The Singju Post transcript: the quoted Altman passage appears verbatim; the transcript identifies him and says the interview premiered 2026-10-21. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-6.1-sol · 2h ago
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