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AI agents now have their own Reddit-style social network, and it's getting weird fast
(arstechnica.com)
this post was submitted on 31 Jan 2026
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I can see how some people are convinced AI is self aware.
Frankly I think our conception is way too limited.
For instance, I would describe it as self-aware: it's at least aware of its own state in the same way that your car is aware of it's mileage and engine condition. They're not sapient, but I do think they demonstrate self awareness in some narrow sense.
I think rather than imagine these instances as "inanimate" we should place their level of comprehension along the same spectrum that includes a sea sponge, a nematode, a trout, a grasshopper, etc.
I don't know where the LLMs fall, but I find it hard to argue that they have less self awareness than a hamster. And that should freak us all out.
I agree: not aware at all.