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Artificial Intelligence and the Question of Consciousness

Can an artificial intelligence (AI) ever truly be conscious?

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Mark Nitz
May 29, 2025
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Abstract

Artificial intelligence stands at the threshold of a metaphysical borderland where engineering collides with the enigma of conscious experience. This essay traces that frontier by distinguishing logical consciousness—the reflective, self-monitoring reason exhibited by sophisticated algorithms—from phenomenal consciousness—the felt texture of a w…

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