The complicated world of AI consciousness

This article is part of "the philosophy of artificial intelligence," a series of posts that explore the ethical, moral, and social implications of AI today and in the future Would true artificial intelligence be conscious and experience the world like us? Will we lose our humanity if we install AI implants in our brains? Should robots and humans have equal rights? If I replicate an AI version of myself, who will be the real me? These are the kind of questions we think of when watching science fiction movies and TV series such as Her, Westworld, and Ex Machina.