> Given how vibrant the academic/philosophical discussions of AI and consciousness have been for decades now, it's anti-intellectual to pretend there are any ob

> Given how vibrant the academic/philosophical discussions of AI and consciousness have been for decades now, it's anti-intellectual to pretend there are any obvious answers. As a general principle, sure. Right now, though? AI's are still a looooong way away. > If robots start behaving and talking like in Detroit: Become Human, won't people react with sympathy? As I understand it, those are far, far more advanced than the chatbots we have.