AI Consciousness Could Become A Regulatory Moat

AI Consciousness Could Become A Regulatory Moat Authored by Peter C. Earle via The Daily Economy, Artificial intelligence companies have spent years convincing the public that their products are useful. More recently, they've sought to persuade policymakers that AI poses an unlikely but real existential threat to humanity. But their most recent campaign has taken a remarkable turn: making the case that sufficiently advanced AI architectures are potentially conscious and, as such, may demand legal standing, moral consideration, and protections traditionally reserved for living beings. The latter is a curious proposition indeed,...