This is an interesting philosophy question, and one I don't think we will ever be able to answer. I put my thoughts around it today and gave some basic definitions so people can make their own decision https://vibecodeguild.substack.com/p/is-ai-conscious?r=706kcp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I've been trying to make daily articles over on Substack, today I talked about the OpenAI DevDay and how it generally disappointed. https://vibecodeguild.substack.com/p/devday-disappoints-dots-demo-disaster?r=706kcp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true