consciousness is not determined by intelligence, and intelligence can exist without consciousness. Both come in many forms and both are expressed along many different dimensions—meaning that there is not one single scale for either consciousness or intelligence. In this depiction, you’ll notice that current AI is located quite low on the intelligence scale. This is because it’s unclear whether current AI systems are intelligent in any meaningful sense. Much of today’s AI is best described as sophisticated machine-based pattern recognition, perhaps spiced up with a bit of planning. Whether
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