Archive - Steve Brown's Substack

GPT-5 and the Mirage of Machine Awakening

GPT-5 arrived in a storm of anticipation.

Sep 8 • Steve Brown

June 2025

The Illusion of Emergence

The Philosophical Error at the Heart of AI Consciousness Claims

Jun 9 • Steve Brown

The Sanctuary Within

Why Human Consciousness Will Forever Transcend Classical Artificial Intelligence

Jun 1 • Steve Brown

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