4 sources healthy · latest episode 9 Nov 2026
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Some people seriously entertain the possibility that AI models have phenomenal experience rather than merely simulate it.

Tim Scarfe · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026

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“I mean, there are folks that seriously are, you know, taking seriously the idea that these models might have some kind of phenomenal experience rather than just simulating. I mean, and the AI psychosis goes far broader than this, but this is concerning to me. What do you think about that?”
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