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The Ghostless Machine: Why AI Will Never Be Conscious

The Ghostless Machine: Why AI Will Never Be Conscious

Friedman, Arielle

Paperback

PhilosophyGeneral Psychology

Publisher Price: $19.99

PREORDER - Expected ship date July 13, 2027

ISBN10: 1459756002
ISBN13: 9781459756007
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Published: Jul 13 2027
Pages: 200
Language: English
A resounding argument against the possibility of AI consciousness, drawing from a range research and theories.

AI will never be conscious. To understand why, we're going to need to take a journey through decades of AI research, five hundred years of Western philosophy, a dozen theories of consciousness, and many examples involving dogs.

We'll compare the views of pantheist hippies with those of cutting-edge consciousness researchers, only to find (spoiler) that they've got the exact same opinion (and that they're both wrong). We'll do a survey of the leading theories of consciousness, ranging from the hard-headed to the quantum to the woo, and everything in between.

After reading this book, you'll have a strong sense of the neurology of consciousness, the mechanisms of AI, and the philosophy tying it all together. And, finally, you'll understand why the possibility of AI consciousness is remote, and why clarity on that point is important.

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