Embodiment and behavioral sophistication are necessary conditions for consciousness, not merely epiphenomena; consciousness is not a disembodied phenomenon but is fundamentally tied to an organism's interaction with its environment.

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Murray Shanahan

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I think behavior is is really really important. So very often when people discuss consciousness and I do suspect that this is another aspect of of dualistic thinking um they tend to think of it as as some disembodied

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Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray ShanahanJohnathan Bi
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:51:36 AM

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