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𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧-𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐀𝐈 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬

Artificial intelligence can communicate naturally, respond to sounds, recognise emotional cues, and exhibit behaviours that closely resemble human responses. Yet, a new study suggests that people continue to distinguish between acting like a human and possessing human-like consciousness. Researchers from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and collaborating institutions found that even when an AI system and a human displayed identical behaviours under the same conditions, participants consistently perceived the AI as less conscious.