Can artificial intelligence ever be truly conscious?

The nature of consciousness and machine sentience.

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Diana Kim
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Former User
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Blake Ross
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Grace Walker
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Penny Green
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Penny Peterson
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Hugo Robinson
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Luke Alvarez
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