Are Attributions of Consciousness to AI Chatbots Epistemically Innocent?
Artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT) can communicate in strikingly humanlike ways. This has prompted many chatbot users to attribute psychological properties, including consciousness, to these systems. However, there is little scientific evidence that current AI chatbots are conscious. How, then, should we understand people's consciousness attributions to chatbots? Are they merely metaphorical claims, or do they express genuine beliefs? If these attributions lack evidential supp
Researchers analyze attributions of consciousness to AI chatbots, finding little scientific evidence to support these claims. A multidimensional taxonomy is developed to categorize attitudes towards AI consciousness, ranging from pretence to delusions. Some attributions are deemed epistemically innocent, while others render the attributor epistemically blameworthy.
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