> this means AI, whatever form it takes, will then be afforded rights I doubt it, and I think it won’t even be controversial. Many conscious animals are withou

> this means AI, whatever form it takes, will then be afforded rights I doubt it, and I think it won’t even be controversial. Many conscious animals are without rights, as PETA found out when advocating for the copyright of a monkey. I agree with your core message though. Instead of accepting that some AI is conscious, we need to accept that humans are not. Consciousness is an old word that should never have survived this long. Wondering whether a mushroom is conscious is akin to wondering how many years they will live in the sheol. The sheol (as a location in the universe) is now considered historical for most, just like alchemy, just like consciousness will one day be. It is disappointing to see Bengio sign this paper.