Identifying Features that Shape Perceived Consciousness in Large Language Model-based AI: A Quantitative Study of Human Responses
arXiv Preprint Archive February 21, 2025 Bongsu Kang, Jundong Kim, Tae-Rim Yun et al.
Humans perceive AI consciousness more when AI reflects on its own thoughts or expresses emotions, a key insight from analyzing 99 AI conversations. Researchers surveyed 123 people, revealing that features like metacognition and AI emotionality significantly boost perceived consciousness (cs.AI, cs.CL). Conversely, a heavy emphasis on knowledge reduced it. This illuminates the complex, individualized nature of human-computer interaction (cs.HC, K.4) and its psychosocial implications (cs.CY, I.2.7).