AI Might Be Conscious, But Not As We Thought

Name: AI Might Be Conscious, But Not As We Thought
Uploaded: 2026-09-23T06:27:15.197Z
Duration: 6 min 29 s
Channel: Mysteries of Space
Description: There are new rumors that today's AI might be conscious, and this time it's not just talk. Anthropic says it found a hidden part of Claude that works like an internal notepad, one it can use to reason without revealing it. Not everyone's convinced. And I think most of these papers are asking the wrong question entirely. Let's take a look.

Mysteries of Space

Sep 23, 2026

There are new rumors that today's AI might be conscious, and this time it's not just talk. Anthropic says it found a hidden part of Claude that works like an internal notepad, one it can use to reason without revealing it. Not everyone's convinced. And I think most of these papers are asking the wrong question entirely. Let's take a look.