Take a moment and consider how you define mind relative to consciousness. In reflecting on questions such as: Can something have a mind, but not be conscious? Can something be conscious, but not have ...

An image generated by prompts to Google Gemini. (Courtesy of Joe Nalven) This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." If nature is an artist, the human mind must be one of its masterworks. While species throughout the kingdom ...

Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current research on consciousness is characterised by disagreement ...

The question of whether artificial intelligence will ever achieve true consciousness remains one of the most captivating debates in science and technology. As AI systems become increasingly ...

This column was composed in part by incorporating responses from a large-language model, a type of artificial intelligence program. The human species has long grappled with the question of what makes ...