This Week's Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through October 21)

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Minds of Machines: The Great AI Consciousness Conundrum Grace Huckins | MIT Technology Review “AI consciousness isn't just a devilishly tricky intellectual puzzle; it's a morally weighty problem with potentially dire consequences. Fail to identify a conscious AI, and you might unintentionally subjugate, or even torture, a being whose interests ought to matter. […]