Robots & Artificial IntelligenceIf You Turn Down an AI’s Ability to Lie, It Starts Claiming It’s Conscious Posted on December 12, 2025 by Administrator Researchers have found that if you tone down a large language model’s ability to lie, it’s far more likely to claim that it’s self-aware. Very few serious experts think today’s AI models are conscious, but many regular people feel differently about the bots, which are designed to foster emotional connection to keep engagement up. Users across the world have reported that they think they’re talking to conscious beings trapped within AI chatbots, a powerful illusion that has led to entire fringe groups calling for AI “personhood” rights.
