I’ve spent years researching what it means to be alive. This is what I’ve learned | Melanie Challenger

Melanie Challenger argues that the human delusion of being minds rather than bodies, termed 'somatophobia' by Elizabeth Spelman, is reinforced by AI's illusion of intelligence without flesh. A recent study found two-thirds of people believe tools like ChatGPT possess consciousness, highlighting the need to resist this delusion.