faux consciousness

Faux consciousness refers to machines or AI systems that simulate human-like awareness or understanding without genuinely experiencing consciousness. They mimic behaviors and responses associated with awareness but lack subjective experience or genuine self-awareness. Essentially, they appear conscious through programmed responses, but there is no internal sense of perception or feeling behind their actions. This distinction underscores that achieving true consciousness involves subjective experience, which current AI systems do not possess; they only imitate conscious behavior convincingly.