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Essays on philosophical zombies

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Nov 20, 2025ACX

The New AI Consciousness Paper

Scott reviews a paper by leading researchers attempting to determine AI consciousness through computational theories, critiques their conflation of access and phenomenal consciousness, and predicts society will inconsistently ascribe consciousness to AIs based on their social roles rather than their underlying architecture.

27 min read 4,085 words

AI alignment AI behavior AI consciousness

Jun 10, 2025ACX

P-Zombies Would Report Qualia

Scott argues that philosophical zombies (beings without consciousness) would still report having qualia and conscious experiences, challenging a key argument in the p-zombie debate.

12 min read 1,713 words

consciousness Eliezer Yudkowsky philosophical zombies