In what ways does AI need humanity, and how can we define what makes us unique and essential in the face of this strange new technology?

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says he’s not sure whether his Claude AI chatbot is conscious — a rhetorical framing, of course, that pointedly leaves the door open to this sensational and still-unlikely ...

Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and ...

Your experience of being “you” feels continuous, stable, and real, but neuroscience tells a stranger story. The brain does not passively record reality — it actively predicts and constructs it. Your ...

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating serious ethical risks. New research argues that developing scientific tests for ...

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded across the financial services value chain, a recurring question surfaces in boardrooms and leadership forums: Does AI have consciousness? The ...

From Flycatcher Corp. Ltd v. Affable Avenue LLC, decided yesterday by Judge Katherine Polk Failla (S.D.N.Y.): Mr. Feldman was not dissuaded by Court orders or the threat of sanctions from filing ...

The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents. For a few days this week the hottest new hangout on the internet was a ...

Shlomo Klapper is the founder of Learned Hand, a company focused on using AI to help courts draft and analyze judicial decisions. Last week, more than 1.5 million AI agents, personal assistant ...