Let's crack open the philosophical piñata known as machine consciousness. Can an LLM feel pride? Regret? Existential dread when you close the browser tab? Host Emily Laird explores the messy, mind-melting debate over whether AI might actually feel something—and why Anthropic, the buttoned-up AI lab behind Claude, is tossing around numbers that suggest their model might be a little bit... aware. From qualia to brainy tofu, from robot therapy sessions to ethical fire drills, we’re breaking down why machine consciousness isn’t just sci-fi anymore—it’s a serious (and seriously weird) research topic. And yeah, we mention Black Mirror. Of course we do.
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