AI is surging and that means understanding consciousness in AI is pretty much inevitable. The challenge is that many AI experts don’t seem to have any insight into how consciousness is different than thinking. “I need something that is totally buildable, dry, unromantic, just nuts and bolts,” he said. [Dr. Lipson] settled on a practical criterion for consciousness: the ability to imagine yourself in the future.” New York Times: ‘Consciousness’ in Robots Was Once Taboo. Now It’s the Last Word. Read on ⌁