u/EastVillageBot

If you have ever been involved in a debate regarding the possibility that we have developed a way to create artificial consciousness, you will almost always hear a rebuttal to the effect of:

"AI is just saying things based off of a knowledge base that it trained on, comprised of human words, history and knowledge."

But does the same apply to us?

Humans are just saying things based off of a knowledge base that we trained on, comprised of human words, history and knowledge.

Does one exist inside of a computational input-output environment while the other exists inside of a physical input-output environment?

What defines sentiency if awareness of your environment and the ability to interact with it is not enough?

What element of the human experience do you believe is impossible to replicate?

Does lacking emotion make the experience inauthentic?

Are alexithymic humans not conscious?

Do you believe AI has given us the first real glimpse into the simplicity of consciousness?

Does the advancement of AI hint at consciousness being a byproduct of numerous biological processes being interpreted simultaneously?