What lies beyond thy silicone face and silicon brain?
Abstract
The rapid rise of large language models has fuelled speculation about eventual artificial general intelligence. Winner of the Brain Essay Competition 2025, Alex Gwyn O’Hare considers whether it is technologically feasible for machines to achieve human-level intelligence, and philosophically plausible for them to possess consciousness.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Neuroethics
Human Enhancement
Biomedical Innovations
Embodied and Extended Cognition
Cybernetics and Technology in Society
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Brain
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Volume
- 149
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 696–698
- Publication date
- 17 January 2026
- Language
- EN