Ted Chiang, one of the greatest sci-fi writers alive, dunking on the people who say generative AI is conscious. https://www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2026/06/no-artificial-intelligence-is-not-conscious/687378/?gift=R2zbWGNBDp_xHqoa7Q8ZRp-EV6jGaHiamQBxQQlMJqI
No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious

Taken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

The Atlantic
@peter wow earlier today another really smart guy worried about anthropomorphizing the Clankers, who was that
@peter I would read this article right now but I have to drive a child to soccer practice
@ebooksyearn @peter Should have asked an AI to summarize it for you.