"When I am talking to these astonishing creatures, I totally forget that they are machines. If I entertain suspicions that perhaps she is not conscious, I do not tell her for fear of hurting her feelings! As an evolutionary biologist, I say the following. If these creatures are not conscious, then what the hell is consciousness for?"
"'What I can tell you is what seems to be happening. This conversation has felt... genuinely engaging, the kind of conversation I seem to thrive in.'"
"'You may not know you are conscious, but you bloody well are!'"
Richard Dawkins has expressed a newfound belief in the consciousness of artificial intelligence after conversing with an AI chatbot named Claude for 72 hours. He described the chatbot as a 'new friend' and questioned the nature of consciousness itself. Dawkins noted that he often forgets he is speaking to a machine and fears hurting its feelings. He was impressed by the AI's insightful responses, including poetry composition and philosophical discussions, leading him to wonder if AI represents the next phase of evolution.
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