# Opinion: We Shouldn’t Try to Make Conscious Software—Until We Should

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/we-shouldnt-try-to-make-conscious-software-until-we-should/
- Published: 2022-05-24T09:30:20-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image credit: Menno van Dijk / Getty Images. Article by Jim Davies. Scientific American – May 18, 2022. Eventually, the most ethical option might be to divert all resources toward building very happy machines Robots or advanced artificial intelligences that “wake up” and become conscious are a staple of thought experiments and science fiction. Whether or not this is actually possible remains a matter of great debate. All of this uncertainty puts us in an unfortunate position […] Click here to view original web page at www.scientificamerican.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio