Google DeepMind Hires Its First Philosopher to Prepare for Machine Consciousness

A newly created 'Philosopher' position at DeepMind focused on machine consciousness, human-AI relations, and AGI readiness signals that the lab is taking the hardest questions in AI seriously — or at least wants to look like it is.

Google DeepMind has recruited a philosopher into a newly created role focused on machine consciousness, as the hire announced on their personal account @dioscuri. The position covers consciousness in AI systems, human-AI relations, and AGI readiness — topics that have historically lived in academic philosophy departments rather than corporate org charts. The hire was notable enough that Polymarket flagged it as a signal that DeepMind is preparing for machine consciousness as an engineering reality, not just a thought experiment.

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