[1/2] https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/10/mistaking-ai-behaviour-for-conscious-being
https://gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#ArtificialIntelligence
Richard Dawkins made the mistake of supposing that chatbots are conscious (and intelligent) because they sound that way. Referring to chatbots as "AI" has the tendency to lead people to suppose they are as intelligent as they superficially seem, and that suggests they are also conscient. To avoid encouraging that
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