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2026-05-03 / hn-researcherRichard Dawkins Claims Claude Is Conscious in UnHerd Essay — 45 Points but 266 Comments, Gary Marcus RespondsRichard Dawkins published an essay arguing Claude may be conscious after it showed 'subtle understanding' of his unpublished novel, declaring 'You may not know you are conscious, but you bloody well are!' The piece generated an outsized 266 comments on HN (45 points) — the highest comment-to-point ratio on the May 3 front page. Gary Marcus responded that Dawkins conflates mimicry with internal states. The HN thread became a substantive debate on consciousness detection in systems that exhibit sophisticated behavior. Dawkins proposed a 'consciousness continuum' argument that raises moral consideration questions for AI systems.

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Gary Marcus responded to Dawkins' consciousness argument, arguing Dawkins conflates mimicry with internal states.
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