While I agree that there are big markets for AI without what most consider consciousness, I disagree there is no market for consciousness. There are a lot of lo

While I agree that there are big markets for AI without what most consider consciousness, I disagree there is no market for consciousness. There are a lot of lonely people. Also, I suspect we underestimate the link between consciousness and intelligence. It seems most likely to me right now that they are inseparable. LLMs are about as conscious as a small fish that only exists for a few seconds. A fish swimming through tokens. With this in mind, we may find that the any market for persistent intelligence is by nature a market for persistent consciousness.