David P. Reichert
@david-p-reichert.bsky.social
AI researcher at Google DeepMind -- views on here are my own.
Interested in cognition & AI, consciousness, ethics, figuring out the future.
Interested in cognition & AI, consciousness, ethics, figuring out the future.
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Is biology necessary for consciousness? A response to Seth's paper on biological naturalism
In this post, I explain why I think that Anil Seth’s recent paper does not make a convincing argument that phenomenal consciousness is inherently biological and that therefore artificial intelligence ...
davidpreichert.substack.com
Can only biological organisms ever be conscious?
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness
Congrats to the SIMA team for getting this out the door!
(This is what I was up to before recently getting sidetracked by more philosophical questions...)
(This is what I was up to before recently getting sidetracked by more philosophical questions...)
Can't tell you how great it is to finally be able to release and talk about this work, SIMA 2, the next step toward embodied intelligence in rich, interactive 3D worlds!
deepmind.google/sima
deepmind.google/sima
SIMA 2: A Gemini-Powered AI Agent for 3D Virtual Worlds
Introducing SIMA 2, the next milestone in our research creating general and helpful AI agents. By integrating the advanced capabilities of our Gemini models, SIMA is evolving from an instruction-foll…
deepmind.google
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Congrats to the SIMA team for getting this out the door!
(This is what I was up to before recently getting sidetracked by more philosophical questions...)
(This is what I was up to before recently getting sidetracked by more philosophical questions...)
Can only biological organisms ever be conscious?
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness
Is biology necessary for consciousness? A response to Seth's paper on biological naturalism
In this post, I explain why I think that Anil Seth’s recent paper does not make a convincing argument that phenomenal consciousness is inherently biological and that therefore artificial intelligence ...
davidpreichert.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Can only biological organisms ever be conscious?
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness
Yes, argues @anilseth.bsky.social in a recent paper on biological naturalism.
I'm less convinced, and have written an in-depth response in a blog post here:
davidpreichert.substack.com/p/is-biology-necessary-for-consciousness