We’re back. Sorry the blog’s been so quiet; this is a time of the year when there’s a lot going on around here, with many visitors, and it’s difficult to think about writing. (But I’ll do my best over the next few days.)
For now: you may recall that back in May I responded, to a post of Bill Vallicella’s on the possible personhood of AI systems, with a post of my own citing an essay by philosopher Elliott Crozat.
Now Bill is back at the question, with a new item over at Substack. Read it here.
I must leave it there for tonight — but I will say again, as I did back in April: isn’t it about time for functionalists to “put up or shut up”? What more would AI systems have to do that they aren’t already doing, to qualify as conscious persons under the functionalist paradigm?