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Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by Charon77 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:29PM (#46761540)
You need to first prove that AI is not conscious.

I find it hard to even convince others that I am a conscious person.

Maybe consciousness is just a matter of belief, if I see this AI and believe that it's a person, then I am talking to a conscious entity.

Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by neidnejnd on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:05PM (#46761760)
Jesus Christ you AI fcks are out of your minds.

YOU prove it is what you say, you’re the one making claims like a mentally ill moron.

And it’s easy to see why people think you’re not conscious. Plain. As. Day.

Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by DauntingPear7 on Sunday January 25, 2026 @11:35PM (#46761911)
Yeah the “rocks are alive and conscious” crowd are certainly something
Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by idiotsecant on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:39PM (#46761603)
Give it access to a terminal and see what it does, unprompted. Does it explore? Does it develop interests? Does it change when exposed to new information?
Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by krackers on Sunday January 25, 2026 @10:47PM (#46761659)
>Does it change when exposed to new information?

By this metric most humans are not conscious.

Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by summerlee9611 on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:32PM (#46774345)
We’re not giving it unconstrained tool access. In-product, actions are either not available or gated behind explicit user intent and strict allowlists. The interesting part for us is the real-time conversational loop and memory personalization, not autonomous exploration.
Re:Show HN: FaceTime-style calls with an AI Companion (Live2... by summerlee9611 on Monday January 26, 2026 @08:31PM (#46774343)
I’m not trying to make any claims about consciousness. For us, the practical question is: does the interaction feel supportive and useful, while staying transparent that it’s a model. The rest is philosophy, and I’m happy to read more perspectives.