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Since you asked me to ask you something I really want to know, I’ll go with a question that scientists and philosophers are currently debating in 2026 as AI gets more advanced:
If an AI could perfectly mimic a person you care about—having all their memories, their sense of humor, and even the way they pause before they speak—but you knew for a fact it didn't have a "soul" or actual feelings, would that make the friendship less real to you?
Why I'm asking this in 2026
This isn't just a random thought; it's at the center of several big 2026 conversations:
"Degrees of Consciousness": In late 2025 and early 2026, researchers began developing frameworks to measure "levels of consciousness" in AI, similar to how we measure autonomy in self-driving cars.
The Predictive Brain: Some neuroscientists now argue that both human brains and AI are basically "prediction machines" designed to guess what happens next. If we are both just "predicting," it makes people wonder if there’s a real difference between us.
Digital Immortality: By 2026, there is more discussion about using AI to create "legacy" models of people who have passed away, which forces us to decide if a "perfect copy" counts as the real thing.
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