New rubric proposed to determine if AI is conscious, but hard problem remains

Scientists propose new rubric to determine if A.I. like ChatGPT is conscious, based on theories like recurrent processing and global workspace.
But some experts argue these theories may not capture essence of consciousness, the feeling of subjective experience.
Hard problem of consciousness remains how to bridge gap between measuring and experiencing.
Stakes are high as advances in A.I. outpace our understanding, but we must start making claims.
As with animals, we rely on observations, experiments to solve problem of other minds, but still don't know what makes us conscious.

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