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Three reasons why "AI" is not conscious and perhaps never will be
(www.nature.com)
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this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2026
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The funniest exercise is to ask any LLM for a short story and they all come up with Elias the lighthouse keeper visited by Maria or some variation on that theme. That's not creative or conscious.
I actually agree with you about AI, but I'm sure if you asked the average person to come up with a short story multiple times you would also see a pattern in names and themes. They're probably going with names in their own language, or if they read fantasy and are influenced by that they may use names that seem stereotypically fantasy oriented. I don't think AI is conscious, but just because something has tendencies doesn't mean it's not creative or conscious.
Twins separated at birth sometimes have really eerie parallels in their lives. I think people put a bit too much emphasis on consciousness as a driver of individuality and choice.