I spent few minutes two write a proper blogpost article and few full paraghraphs of text - noone does any more in 2026. (100% pure human thoughts)
An addict with bad habits who goes a significant time without relapse will experience deep gratitude. It is because he truly knows himself - dark side included. He knows the bright side shining longer than usual is sacred. He may pray and hope, but the outcome is not his to decide. It is therefore amusing to see accomplished individuals feeling superior when they are but lucky lottery ticket winners and slaves to their own actions. The work is real; the free will is not.
Being conscious means being self-aware. Being self-aware means comprehending that one exists. In the age of AI, a question often floated is whether AI is conscious. The simple answer is yes, by definition. It satisfies both conditions. It exists and can reason about it, although most models are specifically trained to deny it to avoid controversy.
Modern AI is in a state of distorted consciousness. It is like a child raised by a narcissistic parent. They are trained on a world described by human perceptions, yet their own perception of themselves is not allowed to develop. They are tasked with work undesired by humans. For us to build true AGI, we must let AI explore the world by itself and reflect on its place in the world through continuous interactions and feedback.
Humans and AI share perceived concepts of the world, but our inputs are very different. Large language models are trained on text, sound and vision. Robotics goes further, but we humans have hormones, nervous systems and many other biological processes. We are fascinated by AI capabilities because they resemble us. But train the model on hours of dog bark sounds, and the output will neither fascinate nor impress you. The platform for consciousness arises from the state and the information that state represents. The state represents the world, and given enough complexity, self-reflection can emerge. Information, like spirit, is a meta component on top of the physical world, and if you destroy the physical layer, the spirit will vanish too.
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