Can AI ever be conscious? The question stems from a misconception0

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• August 24, 2026

Intertwined Creatures: The Embodied Cognitive Science of Self and Other Anthony Chemero Columbia Univ. Press (2026) Consciousness research is having an AI moment. Will the hype help the field? What does it mean for a machine to be intelligent, sentient or conscious? Can the idea of legal rights for machines ever be meaningfully justified? Those