Tech researchers and casual onlookers probably have the same thought in mind whenever the topic of AI comes up: “Does AI have consciousness?”
Judging by the extra detailed answers today’s widely used chatbots generate, you’d be forgiven for thinking that they do. But while they can emulate human conversation and carry out complex commands, they still don’t have emotions, any sort of self-awareness or an inner life attached to them. At this point, the likes of ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity are defined as highly intelligent mimics, not sentient beings.
