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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 5m

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Many computer scientists and cognitive scientists believe that in the coming years or decades, an AI may be developed that is sentient, in the sense that it has conscious experiences, and has positive and negative feelings about those experiences.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 1h

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People who used LLMs more often were more prone to attributing consciousness to them.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 1d

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We have plenty of tests for intelligence, although none are perfect. Our tests for consciousness are far less satisfactory. Consciousness is about experiencing. It is not only hard to measure, it is hard to detect.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 1d

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Clara’s paper “Folk psychological attributions of consciousness to large language models” reports that in a 2023 survey of 300 US respondents, a remarkable 67% attributed consciousness to LLMs.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 1d

The BBC is usually quick to deplore AI-powered surveillance.
But not of old people, it seems.
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Artificial intelligence helps hundreds live independently in Medway

Medway Council is using AI sensors to help residents live safely and independently at home.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 1d

London's White City goes from journalism to AI. Seems appropriate.

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Imperial College sets out vision for new AI campus in White City

The university is consulting on its plans, which include a range of research and laboratory spaces.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 2d

5/9
Intelligence is about solving problems. It comes in many forms, but there is a good four-word definition, proposed in 1985 by psychologist, Robert Sternberg: “goal-directed, adaptive behaviour”.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 2d

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Clara Colombatto is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Waterloo in Canada, where her lab investigates the perception of other minds.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 3d

4/9
Turing argues that if, in the course of a five-minute conversation, a machine can persuade a human examiner that it is thinking, then we must accept that it is thinking.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 4d

3/9
Turing asks whether a machine could fool an observer into believing that it is human, based on a parlour game that he invents, in which an examiner attempts to discern the gender of a person that they cannot see or hear.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 4d

Agents are an entirely new species of customer, a customer that is much more effective at aligning decisions with values. In the age of AI, amplifying the value and purpose of your company is going to matter more than ever before.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 5d

2/9
Turing’s paper talks about “thinking” rather than about intelligence or consciousness. The word “intelligence” appears three times, “consciousness” seven times, and “think” and its cognates no fewer than 67 times.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 5d

Once we give our personal AIs agency to make purchasing decisions, they will be much more effective and ‘rational’ buyers than humans. AI agents will trawl masses of information and ensure the products they’re purchasing align with our needs and values.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 6d

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This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test. It is often derided as an obsolete test for intelligence, but it is better viewed as a test for consciousness, and we are sorely in need of tests for artificial consciousness.
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The 75th Anniversary of the Turing Test - Conscium

First published in Forbes on 8 October 2025 A test for consciousness, not intelligence This month is the 75th anniversary of the Turing Test, which Alan Turing introduced to the world in his paper,…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 6d

AI sovereignty for Europe means European companies must deploy AI as well as developing it.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 7d

Sam Altman has thought a lot about a future with few or no jobs for humans. His current narrative is that there may be fewer jobs but we will muddle through.

We need better than that.

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Sam Altman on Zero-Person AI Companies, Sora, AGI Breakthroughs, and more

OpenAI just unveiled HUGE developer updates at DevDay 2025 - Apps in ChatGPT, Agent Builder, Sora API, and Codex updates that can handle day-long tasks. I sat down with Sam Altman for an exclusive…

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 8d

Investment in AI accounts for most GDP growth in the US, and also most of global VC investment - $190bn of $366bn in 2025 so far.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 11d

AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood has her (its?) own Wikipedia page:

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Tilly Norwood - Wikipedia

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 11d

Another day, another report about whether the Jobpocalypse is nigh.

This time, from Yale, it's a No.

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US jobs market yet to be seriously disrupted by AI, finds Yale study

Report says changes to occupational mix since release of ChatGPT in 2022 ‘sluggish’ compared with 1940s and 50s

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 12d

6/6
Avalanche
Most people´s instinct is that structural unemployment will rise gradually, perhaps over several years. It is more likely to arrive suddenly. We need a plan. Now.
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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 12d

OpenAI's new video generation model Sora 2 is very good.

And is spawning a flood of Sam Altman DeepFakes.

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OpenAI's new social app is filled with terrifying Sam Altman deepfakes | TechCrunch

OpenAI's Sora app makes it too easy for people to create misleading AI content.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 12d

“One AI bubble has already burst – the bubble in saying there’s a bubble,”

The Deutsche Bank Research Institute says the number of web searches for “AI bubble” has plummeted in the past month.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 13d

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Abundance
Of course, there is a catch. The real challenge is not meaning, but income. Without jobs, how will we all pay for the goods and services we need for a good life? Abundance is part of the answer, but distribution remains a hard problem.
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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 13d

American Compass thinks humans have to be wage slaves forever.

They are right to dislike Fully Automated Luxury Communism.

They should prefer Fully Automated Luxury Capitalism.

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Foreword: Productivity, Power, and Purpose - American Compass

Are high wages and worker power in conflict with technological innovation and industrial strength? That depends on how we understand the purpose of American capitalism.

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consciumai.bsky.social @consciumai.bsky.social · 14d

4/6
Awesome
Liberating humans from the daily grind of jobs could be a liberation. We will stop doing what someone else wants us to do, and do things that we want to do, like playing, socialising, learning, travelling, exploring.
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