PremiumNitasha TikuWashington Post·1 Jul, 2026 09:08 PM9 mins to readThe idea of machine consciousness has been embraced by some of the most powerful companies in Silicon Valley. Photo / 123RFAnthropic, Google and Meta have hired computer scientists, neuroscientists and philosophers to study what some in the industry think may become a moral crisis.
Artificial intelligence researcher Cameron Berg chugged his drink when he spotted OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman at a party in 2024, and hustled over to ask
