Are you a creature or a machine? How to live in ecological community in a time of AI
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https://the-14.com/are-you-a-creature-or-a-machine-how-to-live-in-ecological-community-in-a-time-of-ai/
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DATE: October 14, 2026 at 12:20PM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: AI Can Act Just Like a Human, But We Still Don't Think It's Conscious
Source: Science Daily - Top Health
As artificial intelligence becomes more advanced, reports of it misleading users, working together, or pursuing its own goals are becoming common. Yet a new study finds that people draw a sharp line between human consciousness and AI, even when both behave identically. On the whole, people regard even the most responsive AI as less conscious than the least responsive human, but when asked about "awareness" instead, people judge humans and AI...
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DATE: October 14, 2026 at 05:01AM
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NEW YORK TIMES PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGISTS FEEDTITLE: Is It Wrong to Love a Chatbot?
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-sherry-turkle.html
Sherry Turkle, who has spent decades studying people’s relationships with machines, believes we have “a very small window” to correct our current course with A.I.
URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-sherry-turkle.html
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