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Bitcoin Tech Talk 504 Jun 08, 2026 8 1 Share Interesting Stuff AI Consciousness - Erik Hoel writes about AI and consciousness and stakes out a middle position: LLMs aren't conscious, but consciousness and intelligence are not the same thing. LLMs have shown they can do hard intellectual tasks, like score high in the International Math Olympiad. But they’re also not really conscious. The most fascinating piece of evidence of this was how AI models did in a text-based adventure game (Zork) from 1977. They all did very badly, suggesting consciousness requires meta-cognitive self-awareness. Hoel
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Bitcoin Tech Talk 504 Jun 08, 2026 8 1 Share Interesting Stuff AI Consciousness - Erik Hoel writes about AI and consciousness and stakes out a middle position: LLMs aren't conscious, but consciousness and intelligence are not the same thing. LLMs have shown they can do hard intellectual tasks, like score high in the International Math Olympiad. But they’re also not really conscious. The most fascinating piece of evidence of this was how AI models did in a text-based adventure game (Zork) from 1977. They all did very badly, suggesting consciousness requires meta-cognitive self-awareness. Hoel
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