People Do Not See Human-Like AI as Conscious, Study Finds

An LMU study of nearly 1,100 participants found that AI behaving identically to a human is still rated as less conscious. The gap nearly disappears when participants are asked about "awareness" instead of "consciousness."

• The LMU study involved about 1,100 participants
• The most responsive AI was rated less conscious than the least responsive human
• The AI-human gap was minimal for the term "awareness"
• Researchers link the effect to differing meanings of "awareness" and "consciousness"