AI is not as conscious as humans: Essentialism in mental state attributions to artificial systems.

Longin L, Karpus J, Meertens N, Bahrami B, Deroy O

DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106733
Published: 2027 Jan
Container: Cognition
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106733,
  title = {AI is not as conscious as humans: Essentialism in mental state attributions to artificial systems.},
  author = {Longin L and Karpus J and Meertens N and Bahrami B and Deroy O},
  year = {2027},
  journal = {Cognition},
  doi = {10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106733},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106733}
}

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L, L., J, K., N, M., B, B., & O, D. (2027). AI is not as conscious as humans: Essentialism in mental state attributions to artificial systems.. Cognition. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2026.106733

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