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AI Executives Convinced They Are Creating New Sentience

Original: The AI Industry Is Playing God, in the Weirdest Possible Way Various AI company brass have become fully persuaded that t

A National Review commentary argues that leaders of major AI companies have become convinced they are giving birth to a new form of sentience, describing the industry as 'playing God' in an unusual way. The piece frames top executives' rhetoric about artificial intelligence as a quasi-religious belief in machine consciousness rather than mere marketing talk.

Why now: Ongoing public debate about AI companies' claims around machine consciousness and their leaders' statements

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• The AI Industry Is Playing God, in the Weirdest Possible Way Various AI company brass have become fully persuaded that they are giving birth to a new form of sentience. 🔗 https://www. nationalreview.com/2026/10/the -ai-industry-is-playing-god-in-the-weirdest-possible-way/ #… · news@na.social · 2

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