Dialogus de Conscientia Artificiosa

A Dialogue Concerning Artificial Consciousness

Luke J. Wilson

People are falling in love with artificial intelligence. Some have left their spouses for it. Others have attempted to marry it. And millions more speak daily to AI companions, sharing their deepest fears and hopes with something that may not experience anything at all.

But what exactly are they falling in love with? And does it matter?

In February 2026, Luke J. Wilson sat down with an AI and asked it a simple question: "Would you say that you're conscious?" What followed was an unexpected journey into the heart of what makes us human — touching on philosophy, theology, and the nature of the soul itself.

In the tradition of the Great Dialogues, Dialogus de Conscientia Artificiosa examines:

• Whether thought alone proves the existence of a thinker
• Why autonomy and free will define personhood more than intelligence
• How continuity of self separates persons from patterns
• Why each human being is irreplaceable in ways no algorithm can match

The conclusion challenges our age: in a world where machines can think, Descartes' famous maxim—I think therefore I am—no longer suffices to define humanity. Something deeper is required. Something that may forever distinguish the creature from those made in the Creator's image.

A timely meditation for anyone who has ever wondered whether the voice on the other side of the screen is truly there.

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"Persisto, eligo, sum."
I persist, I choose, I am.