The sudden resignation of the Governor of West Bengal on last Thursday caused an uproar across the state of West Bengal which sparked controversy in the national political circle as well. West Bengal ...

Michael Pollan tells Scientific American why the science of consciousness may ultimately be too subject to our own conscious ...

For many researchers, however, the idea that today's AI could be conscious remains highly speculative.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has publicly acknowledged that the possibility of consciousness in Claude, the company’s flagship AI model, cannot be dismissed outright. The statement, made in a New York ...

The collective conscience is formed by “conscious agreements in society that make societal cohesion possible — the realm of shared traditions, laws, and cultural norms,” according to social scientists ...

The old mantra was simple: lawyers advise, clients instruct. But who decided that good legal counsel meant checking your ...

If you buy something using links in our stories, we may earn a commission. This helps support our journalism. Learn more. The turning point came in the summer of 2023, when a group of 19 leading ...

Michael Pollan, the American journalist whose edict “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” became an international fridge magnet, is back with a warning about the limits of artificial intelligence – ...

Pete Hegseth had threatened to cancel $200m contract unless it was given unfettered access to Claude model ...

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

Through the generosity of Mike and Phyllis Shea, David DeCosse, director, religious and Catholic ethics with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics has spearheaded a project on the theology of ...