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Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels. Functionally defined emotions can beattributed to animals and, to someextent, to AI systems, without anyclaim about what either of themfeels. RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: AI systems are not sentient, and the odds of them being sentient are vanishingly small. — tap to centre the map on it AI systems are not sentient,and the odds of them beingsentient are vanishinglysmall. TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2026-08-31 Same subject: Emotions are functional states, to be understood by what they do rather than by how any particular brain or machine happens to implement them. — tap to centre the map on it Emotions are functionalstates, to be understood bywhat they do rather than byhow any particular brain or… RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: Emotions exist because a charging bear demands a response more flexible than a reflex and faster than a plan. — tap to centre the map on it Emotions exist because acharging bear demands aresponse more flexible than areflex and faster than a plan. RA Ralph Adolphs — holds since 2026-08-17 Same subject: AI will out-think us, but it will not become conscious, because consciousness is a property of life. — tap to centre the map on it AI will out-think us, but itwill not become conscious,because consciousness is aproperty of life. NL Nick Lane — holds since 2022-09-07 Same subject: The whole point of reinforcement learning is to produce goal-directed beings, so refusing to describe AI agents as having motives is silly rather than rigorous. — tap to centre the map on it The whole point ofreinforcement learning is toproduce goal-directed beings,so refusing to describe AI… AC Ajeya Cotra — holds since 2026-09-01 Same subject: The most fertile way to study neuroscience today is to work on AI models rather than on brains. — tap to centre the map on it The most fertile way to studyneuroscience today is to workon AI models rather than onbrains. MH Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-20 Same subject: An AI's sympathy and a friend's are not the same act: one is a learned pattern about what to say, the other rests on having felt the thing. — tap to centre the map on it An AI's sympathy and afriend's are not the same act:one is a learned pattern aboutwhat to say, the other rests… FL Fei-Fei Li — holds since 2026-08-10 Same subject: Judging an AI by how close it is to a human is the mistake: appreciating what it can actually do is both more accurate and better protection against its dangers. — tap to centre the map on it Judging an AI by how close itis to a human is the mistake:appreciating what it canactually do is both more… SC Sean Carroll — holds since 2024-04-22
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At the centre Functionally defined emotions can be attributed to animals and, to some extent, to AI systems, without any claim about what either of them feels. Holds RARalph Adolphs Read this korrent →