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AI-Curious with Jeff Wilser

AI-Curious with Jeff Wilser

Why AI Will (Probably) Never Become Conscious, w/ Neuroscientist Anil Seth

Sep 4, 2026 · 1h 1m

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About this episode

Will AI ever become conscious, or are we mistaking intelligence for inner life? In this episode of AI-Curious, we talk with neuroscientist Anil Seth about one of the biggest questions in artificial intelligence: whether AI can truly become conscious. Anil is Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where he directs the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. We explore why Anil believes today’s AI systems are not conscious, why language and intellige...