Is AI reshaping human consciousness? Explore the rise of quantum consciousness theory, cognitive outsourcing, and why so many people feel mentally and emotionally different in the age of artificial ...

In his new book, “A World Appears,” Michael Pollan argues that artificial intelligence can do many things—it just can’t be a ...

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.

A philosopher at the University of Cambridge says there’s no reliable way to know whether AI is conscious—and that may remain true for the foreseeable future. According to Dr. Tom McClelland, ...

Former Google engineer Blake Lemoine was fired in 2022 after he claimed an AI chatbot the company was testing internally was sentient. Since then, more and more people have become convinced that AI ...

For decades, artificial intelligence has existed only in our fiction. We’ve imagined intelligent computer programs and malicious machines in everything from Terminator and The Matrix to I, Robot, and ...

The question we should ask ourselves is no longer “how smart our bots are” but “how well they work together.” ...

In what ways does AI need humanity, and how can we define what makes us unique and essential in the face of this strange new technology?

Is humanity at a crossroads, potentially in the crosshairs of malign AI? We may not know, but best not to ignore the ...

The only reasonable stance on conscious AI is “agnosticism”: that we won’t, and may never, be able to tell, says a philosophy-of-consciousness expert. This gulf in our knowledge could be exploited by ...

Artificial intelligence has surged in use over the last few years. These computer systems that can perform supposedly human-like tasks such as reasoning, learning, and problem-solving have been ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The author of many tech books, Michael Ashley covers AI and Big Data. Get Rich or Die Trying was Peter’s jam growing up. The son ...