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Beatrice Nolan

Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman warns about ‘seemingly conscious’ AI

Mustafa Suleyman standing on stage in front of the Microsoft logo. (Credit: David Ryder—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Forget doomsday scenarios of AI overthrowing humanity. What keeps Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman up at night is concern about AI systems seeming too alive.

In a new blog post, Suleyman, who also cofounded Google DeepMind, warned the world might be on the brink of AI models that are capable of convincing users that they are thinking, feeling, and having subjective experiences. He calls this concept “seemingly conscious AI” (SCAI).

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