No current AI systems are conscious, but there are no obvious technical barriers to building AI systems which satisfy these indicators.
Consciousness in AI is best assessed by drawing on neuroscientific theories of consciousness.
The rise of large language model-based systems which are capable of imitating human conversation is likely to cause many people to believe that some AI systems are conscious.
The evidence we consider suggests that, if computational functionalism is true, conscious AI systems could realistically be built in the near term.
It is risky to judge without good grounds either that no AI systems can be conscious, or that those of a particular class are conscious.