Do the people who outright dismiss the possibility AI consciousness just: 1) outright reject functionalism — this warrants a serious explanation 2) reject that AI are functionally equivalent — the most defensible position, but by no means obvious 3) reject the principle of
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substance 7 · argument · rank 243 · Dismissing AI consciousness requires rejecting functionalism, functional equivalence, or multiple realizability.
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The people worth arguing with take #2 or at least a thought-through version of 1. Most of 3 is best ignored, arguing with people who refuse to think breeds unearned confidence.