Jonathan Blow on AI and consciousness

A thought-provoking excerpt from the discussion between Jonathan Blow and Luke Avery (@i_am_lambda) where John argues that, in fact, AI does not need to reach some hypothetical point of "consciousness" for it to be perceived as credible and human-like.
Full podcast here: • Discussion with Jonath...

[@flobbie87]

I have the theory that consciousness is empathy towards ourselves.