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Your say: week beginning May 18

By Judy Ingham, Newsletter Producer, The Conversation

Every day, we publish a selection of your emails in our newsletter. We’d love to hear from you, you can email us at yoursay@theconversation.edu.au.

Monday May 18

AI may not be conscious, but who is?

“Koplin and Moss do a great job in debunking the idea of AI consciousness through a clear explanation of the mechanics of AI. But if AI is not actually ‘thinking’ (ie. simply…

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