Ilya Sutskever argues that large-scale neural networks likely have consciousnessYann LeCun initially denied this completely, then argued that higher-level structures are necessaryPrimary consciousness exists The Evidence for AI Consciousness, Today | AI FrontiersCameron Berg, Dec 08, 2025 — A growing body of evidence means it’s no longer tenable to dismiss the possibility that frontier AIs are conscious.https://ai-frontiers.org/articles/the-evidence-for-ai-consciousness-today