ai-phi #38: Consciousness in AI Research - Thierry Poibeau (CNRS, ENS)
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Thierry Poibeau’s recent book, Understanding Conversational AI: Philosophy, Ethics, and Social Impact of Large Language Models, was published by Ubiquity Press in December 2025 and is fully open access. It examines large language models from philosophical, ethical, linguistic, and social perspectives, including questions that directly connect to this session: meaning, understanding, reasoning, anthropomorphism, and the boundaries of consciousness.
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