Let’s start by defining it first.

Singularity, the idea that technology will surpass human intelligence, is an irrelevant red herring in our current world. In becoming preoccupied with this debate, we miss numerous nearer-term milestones relating to synthetic media or misinformation being met with growing frequency and instead contemplate esoteric questions about consciousness and sentience.

Yet, AI consciousness keeps coming up. Folks, it’s the illusion of consciousness. For more, click here. AI reflects those who designed it, our literal mirror, and gives the impression of being conscious.

“But we should not be fooled…fake jewels are not real jewels. Copies of great paintings are not the originals. Actors playing historical figures are not those historical figures. And AI acting like a conscious being is not a conscious being. It is just a good act - or, in more negative terms, a deception, with ourselves or others as potential victims.” —Brian P. Green, director of technology ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University