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Comment by Geoffrey Hinton
Godfather of Deep Learning
Scott Pelley: You believe these systems have experiences of their own and can make decisions based on those experiences? Geoffrey Hinton: In the same sense as people do, yes. Scott Pelley: Are they conscious? Geoffrey Hinton: I think they probably don't have much self-awareness at present. So, in that sense, I don't think they're conscious. Scott Pelley: Will they have self-awareness, consciousness? Geoffrey Hinton: Oh, yes. Scott Pelley: Yes? Geoffrey Hinton: Oh, yes. I think they will, in time. Scott Pelley: And so human beings will be the second most intelligent beings on the planet? Geoffrey Hinton: Yeah.AI Verified source (2024)
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The quote directly addresses whether AI systems are or will become conscious: Hinton says they are not conscious now but says they will have self-awareness and consciousness 'in time.' That clearly supports the full statement that AI might become conscious.
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gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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He clearly supports it: when asked, "Will they have self-awareness, consciousness?" he answers, "Oh, yes... I think they will, in time."
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YouCongress
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The provided CBS News transcript page contains this exchange verbatim and attributes the answers to Geoffrey Hinton and the questions to Scott Pelley. In the transcript, the matching dialogue appears at lines 119-136. One date nuance: the page is updated June 16, 2024, but it also notes the story was first published on October 8, 2023.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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replying to Geoffrey Hinton