More than just that. It's also imagination. Curiosity. Dreams. Desire. Those are some of the defining factors of consciousness.

Consciousness in general is something that is probably going to have to be redefined in the next couple of years, as AI becomes more and more I than A. But I mean consciousness in the same sense that currently applies to organic beings.

Any scenario where AI gets consciousness is more fictitious than probable, so an ASI is very unlikely to ever be created. But an AGI without consciousness is far more probable, it just depends on more than just AI development. The slow advancement of robotics and limited computing power/energy production is a hindrance to that goal. But just like how ChatGPT was thought to be impossible 10 years ago, we really, really don't know what sort of advancements will be made during this and the next decade.

Not everyone is terminally online nor are interested in technology/use technology enough to be up to date with the latest advancements.

Most people are just focused on inflation and politics.

oh shit i just noticed lmao

Syndey we hardly knew ye.

To be fair, fast food jobs are terrible and nobody should have to suffer working in them. This is a good move.