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Richard Dawkins and the question of AI consciousness

Letters: Salley Vickers and Carrie Eckersley respond to a letter on Richard Dawkins and his chats with AI bots

The Guardian - UK

No, Richard Dawkins. AI is not conscious

Dawkins appears to have gone from atheist to AI-theist: perhaps he doesn’t view AI as God, but he certainly seems to see it as God-like

The Guardian - US

Mistaking AI behaviour for conscious being

Letter: Dr Simon Nieder responds to Richard Dawkins’ encounters with a chatbot

The Guardian - UK

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Is Richard Dawkins right about Claude? No. But it’s not surprising AI chatbots feel conscious to us

In recent days, evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins wrote an op-ed suggesting AI chatbot Claude may be conscious.

The Conversation

No flattery please, Claude: I’m British

Brief letters: Richard Dawkins and chatbots | LLM meaning | Flattery battery | Dancing in PE | Maths breakthrough

The Guardian - UK

Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn’t know it

Chats with AI bots have convinced evolutionary biologist but most experts say he is being misled by mimicry

The Guardian - UK

Is AI really ‘intelligent’? This philosopher says yes

Anyone who engages in serious dialogue with a Large Language Model (LLM) may get the impression they are interacting with an intelligence. But many experts in the field argue the impression is just that. In philosopher Daniel Dennett’s words, such systems display “competence without comprehension”.

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Is postmodernism wrecking science? In a provocative book, scientists weigh the evidence

Science may be a tried and tested way of knowing what we know, but it’s under threat. In Australia, leading science agency CSIRO is expected to cut up to 350 research roles. A CSIRO staffer said it was among the worst cuts the agency has ever seen.

The Conversation

Meme Coin Mania 2025: From Pepe to BullZilla, What’s Driving the Hype?

The Internet has certainly given birth to strange phenomena over the years. From trolling and the cinnamon challenge to planking and the Harlem Shake, it seems that something new is always waiting around the next (digital) corner. The increasing popularity of meme coins is yet another example that has taken…

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Richard Dawkins on New Threats to Science—From Religion to Relativism

The legendary atheist and evolutionary biologist argues that truth shouldn't bend to faith or fashionable politics.

Reason

How the Elite Changed Its Mind on Christianity

Bush-era New Atheism couldn't last forever.

Reason

Richard Dawkins reflects on inventing the word ‘meme’

Author invented the term ‘meme’, which was first brought to public attention in his 1972 book ‘The Selfish Gene’

The Independent UK

Richard Dawkins: Why Atheism Is Winning

The evolutionary biologist challenges modern dogmas, defends scientific objectivity, and warns against the rise of ideological orthodoxy in society.

Reason

OPINION - Richard Dawkins: Save our democracy — by copying the Catholic church

The death of the good pope Francis focuses attention on the historic procedure by which the Roman church elects its leader. The College of Cardinals reminds me of the US Electoral College and a point I have made before. It could become the ideal way to choose the leader of…

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Steven Pinker: Can Harvard Be Saved?

The Harvard psychologist discusses recent gains for free speech at Harvard, growing political and ideological threats to academic freedom, and the importance of shared knowledge in sustaining truth and progress.

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50 Funny, Relatable, And Just Silly Memes From This Instagram Account (New Pics)

Perfect for your next coffee break.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Dawkins’ prophetic vision of ‘new colour’

Letters: The scientist reflects on a speculative idea about human perception in a 2004 book he co-wrote and, two decades on, an experiment that has produced a colour no one has seen before

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“Want to scare people these days? Forget about Satan and drugs. Bring on the evolutionary biologist”: Nightwish were accused of seeking to shock by working with Richard Dawkins. Instead they explored the poetry of science

Endless Forms Most Beautiful started with a handwritten letter and resulted in an extraordinary, inspiring concept album – plus the professor’s first-ever prog performance at Wembley Arena

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40 Sidesplitting Memes All Of Us Can Probably Relate To From The “Evil Thoughts” FB Page

Facebook page “Evil Thoughts” posts dank memes you’ll probably find yourself relating to while having a good chuckle. The post 40 Sidesplitting Memes All Of Us Can Probably Relate To From The “Evil Thoughts” FB Page first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Tax memes target Nirmala, but who’s the real villain here?

The term meme was coined by the British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins in his 1976 book The Selfish Gene. In this book Dawkins defined a meme as: “A noun that conveys the idea of a unit of cultural transmission… Examples of memes are tunes, ideas, catch-phrases, clothes fashions, ways of…

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50 Funny Memes That Are Like Witnessing A Dumpster Fire You Can’t Stop Laughing At

Get ready to laugh out loud with these hilariously relatable memes that perfectly capture life’s little struggles and joys. The post 50 Funny Memes That Are Like Witnessing A Dumpster Fire You Can’t Stop Laughing At first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

We don’t tolerate prejudice at work. Why, pray, do we allow it in church?

When ancient moral codes clash with the values of a democracy, there should be only one winner

The Independent UK

Hay Literary Festival 2025 unveils first wave of speakers, including Michael Morpurgo and Richard Dawkins

Annual Hay Literary Festival announces next year’s guests ahead of first ticket sales

The Guardian - UK

The best ideas books of 2024

Richard Dawkins’s greatest hits, the diaries of a sociopath and a history of the gut

The Guardian - UK

The Genetic Book of the Dead by Richard Dawkins review – the great biologist’s swansong

A wonderful but thoroughly conventional celebration of the science of evolution

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