The capacity for subjective experience, or sentience, is a defining feature of consciousness. An organism is considered sentient if “there is something it is like to be that organism.” 1 In his 2024 ...

Let me begin by taking the position that I believe the abrupt arrival of the AI-powered Chatbots raised the larger questions of how sentience, intelligence and thinking are related. Some might even ...

Can artificial intelligence (AI) feel distress? Do lobsters suffer in a pot as it reaches a boil? Can a 12-week-old fetus feel pain? Ignore these questions and we potentially sanction a quiet, ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More The AI field is at a significant turning point. On the one hand, ...

Intelligence comes in many forms. Octopuses are highly intelligent—and completely unlike humans. In case you haven’t noticed, artificial intelligence systems have been behaving in increasingly ...