Top AI labs expand research into machine 'consciousness'

Leading artificial intelligence labs, including OpenAI and DeepMind, have significantly increased funding and personnel dedicated to studying machine consciousness, according to internal documents and interviews. The expanded research aims to determine whether advanced AI systems could develop subjective experiences, a shift that raises profound ethical and safety questions for the industry.

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