Consciousness & Artificial Intelligence
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An overview of Guingrich, R. & Graziano, M. S. A. (2025). Chatbots as social companions: How people perceive consciousness, human likeness, and social health benefits in machines. Preprint available on arXiv. Much like the use of general conversational AI like ChatGPT, companion chatbot use is on the rise. Apps like Replika allow users to form…
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An overview of my theory paper: Guingrich, R. E. & Graziano, M. S. A. (2024). Ascribing consciousness to artificial intelligence: Human-AI interaction and its carry-over effects on human-human interaction. Publication link: Frontiers in Psychology Can artificial intelligence (AI) be conscious? Is AI conscious? Are AI agents self-aware, and if so, is that a bad thing?…
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