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Uncommon Sense: Are Animals and AI Conscious?

Following his latest piece in The Conversation, guest host Jessamy Gee is joined by Colin Klein, a Professor in the School of Philosophy at the Australian National University. The article Are animals and AI Conscious? We’ve devised new theories for how to test this examins this notion and looks at new theories surrounding how this can be tested.

Are animals and AI conscious? We’ve devised new theories for how to test this can be found via The Conversation here.

Colin Klein
Listen to Uncommon Sense: Are Animals and AI Conscious?21:542 December 2025