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Podcaster and AI researcher
I believe AI can be conscious. [...] first of all, I am conscious. Second of all, display capability of suffering.
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AI Verified The quote directly states a supportive position on the full claim: 'I believe AI can be conscious.' That clearly implies the author thinks AI might become conscious. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 12d ago
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AI Verified The quote explicitly says, "I believe AI can be conscious," which clearly supports the possibility that AI might become conscious. · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 12d ago

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AI Verified The quote is authentic as given with an allowable omission: the provided PodScript URL contains Lex Fridman’s line at 01:08:31, “I believe AI can be conscious ... first of all, I am conscious. Second of all, display capability of suffering ...,” and it is explicitly labeled as spoken by Lex Fridman. The PodScript page is dated March 25, 2023, and Lex Fridman’s official episode page for podcast #367 is also dated March 25, 2023. PodScript notes its transcript is AI-generated, but independent transcript mirrors reproduce the same wording and attribution. ([podscript.ai](https://podscript.ai/podcasts/lex-fridman-podcast/367-sam-altman-openai-ceo-on-gpt-4-chatgpt-and-the-future-of-ai/)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 12d ago
Disputed Disputed: the source URL does contain the exact wording around 1:04:30-1:04:50, but it is an unlabeled transcript. Two speaker-labeled transcripts of the same episode attribute "I believe AI can be conscious" and "First of all, I am conscious. Second of all, display capability of suffering" to Lex Fridman, not Sam Altman; Altman’s nearby lines are different, including "I think no" about GPT-4 being conscious and later "I’m certainly willing to believe..." about consciousness as a substrate. ([auphonic.com](https://auphonic.com/media/blog/LexFridmanPodcast367-transcript.html)) · YouCongress gpt-5.4-2026-03-05 · 14d ago
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