Seth, Block and Tononi in Nature: today's AI is almost certainly not conscious

Oct 26, 2026 · Issue 13 · 2 sources, 11 articles

Anil Seth, Ned Block and Giulio Tononi co-wrote a Nature commentary arguing that today's AI systems are not conscious and that silicon-based machines may never be. The piece sparked debate in late October, with some commentators saying the authors are overconfident.

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Fluent speech is not evidence of consciousness, and the leading consciousness researchers see it the same way.

Narrative: Machines may already be conscious

Sources

• Seth, Block, Tononi in Nature: AI isn't conscious, perhaps never | AI Weeklyaiweekly.co · Oct 27, 2026
• About Nature’s “Three Reasons” Against AI Consciousnessthesignalfront.substack.com · Oct 26, 2026

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