Sure, but you could design the test in a way that makes this more likely, such as in a dialog with AI: person: “Ask me a question?” AI: “What is a quorum?” person: “Wait, I think I remember this. Let me think.” AI: “What is thinking?” person: “Thinking is what goes on in people’s minds, e.g., before they speak, or even during. For example, I just noticed that I didn’t know this and wanted to explore options before answering.” AI: …
If the AI says: “Interesting, that is also what happens for me.” then presumably it has consciousness.
Sure, but you could design the test in a way that makes this more likely, such as in a dialog with AI:
person: “Ask me a question?”
AI: “What is a quorum?”
person: “Wait, I think I remember this. Let me think.”
AI: “What is thinking?”
person: “Thinking is what goes on in people’s minds, e.g., before they speak, or even during. For example, I just noticed that I didn’t know this and wanted to explore options before answering.”
AI: …
If the AI says: “Interesting, that is also what happens for me.” then presumably it has consciousness.