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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent?

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This paper cites general consensus is that LLMs are not conscious.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? general consensus is that LLMs are not conscious

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This paper cites ChatGPT is conscious.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? ChatGPT is conscious

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This paper cites 2 One may subjectively experience, say, a white wall without the experience being either positively or negatively valenced.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? 2 One may subjectively experience, say, a white wall without the experience being either positively or negatively valenced

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This paper cites more that subjects rated the bots as conscious, agentic, experiential, and humanlike, the more positive their perceptions of the technology became.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? more that subjects rated the bots as conscious, agentic, experiential, and humanlike, the more positive their perceptions of the technology became

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Unresolved cited work

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This paper cites I argue that it allows us to tease apart what may be called (1) epistemically benign, (2) epistemically pernicious, and (3) epistemically irrational consciousness attributions.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? I argue that it allows us to tease apart what may be called (1) epistemically benign, (2) epistemically pernicious, and (3) epistemically irrational consciousness attributions

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This paper cites Greenwald, A.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Greenwald, A

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This paper cites epistemic benefit.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? epistemic benefit

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This paper cites Maples, B., Merve, C.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Maples, B., Merve, C

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This paper cites Marchegiani, B.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Marchegiani, B

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This paper cites Chalmers, D.J.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Chalmers, D.J

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This paper cites Epley, N., Waytz, A., & Cacioppo, J.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Epley, N., Waytz, A., & Cacioppo, J

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This paper cites 10.1509/jmkr.47.2.199.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? 10.1509/jmkr.47.2.199

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? 24 Seth A

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This paper cites Subjective Experience in AI Systems: What Do AI Researchers and the Public Believe?.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Subjective Experience in AI Systems: What Do AI Researchers and the Public Believe?

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This paper cites Malfacini, K.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Malfacini, K

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This paper cites Reinecke, M.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Reinecke, M

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This paper cites Steenkamp, Jan-Benedict & Jong, Martijn & Baumgartner, Hans.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Steenkamp, Jan-Benedict & Jong, Martijn & Baumgartner, Hans

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? god-like

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? This might happen, for instance, by selectively attending to, discounting, or rationalizing the counterevidence away

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? illusion of objectivity

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This paper cites Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 610–623.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, 610–623

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This paper cites cares.”4 Since caring and empathy are widely understood as being able to “feel what someone else is feeling.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? cares.”4 Since caring and empathy are widely understood as being able to “feel what someone else is feeling

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Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? first-mover advantage

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This paper cites epistemic innocence.

Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent? epistemic innocence

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