TL;DR: Ethics datasets test what AI says. AI passes, and gets better every year. But humans pass just as well, and then go on to lie, betray, cheat, steal, and kill. Everyone knows the socially approved answer to give on a test. But here's the problem: words ≠ actions. In...
**TL;DR** Qualia is a philosophical fetish that hinders research into consciousness. To understand whether a subject has consciousness, don't ask, “Does it feel red like I do?” Ask, “Does it have its own ‘I want’?” ## Another thought experiment I really like thought experiments. Let's imagine that I am an...
TL;DR: Qualia is a philosophical fetish that's blocking progress in consciousness research. Instead of asking "does it feel red like me?", we should ask "does it have autonomous internal motivation?" - a criterion that's actually testable and substrate-independent. Epistemic status: Confident and deliberately provocative. I expect pushback. Philosophers love talking...