{"id":213945,"date":"2025-05-14T06:07:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/this-new-ai-is-so-humanlike-its-reaching-proximate-consciousness"},"modified":"2025-05-14T06:07:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:07:48","slug":"this-new-ai-is-so-humanlike-its-reaching-proximate-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/this-new-ai-is-so-humanlike-its-reaching-proximate-consciousness","title":{"rendered":"This New AI Is So HUMANLIKE It\u2019s Reaching Proximate CONSCIOUSNESS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSA__xMYqyQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A new AI model from Tokyo called the Continuous Thought Machine mimics how the human brain works by thinking in real-time \u201cticks\u201d instead of layers. Built by Sakana, this brain-inspired AI allows each neuron to decide when it\u2019s done thinking, showing signs of what experts call proximate consciousness. With no fixed depth and a flexible thinking process, it marks a major shift away from traditional Transformer models in artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd0d What\u2019s Inside:<br \/> Sakana\u2019s brain-like AI thinks in real-time ticks instead of fixed layers.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/UPSTt\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/UPSTt<\/a>.<br \/> Deep Agent\u2019s new MCP connects AI to over 5,000 real-world tools via Zapier.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/deepagent.abacus.ai\">http:\/\/deepagent.abacus.ai<\/a>.<br \/> also visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/chatllm.abacus.ai\">http:\/\/chatllm.abacus.ai<\/a>.<br \/> Alibaba\u2019s ZEROSEARCH fakes Google results and slashes training costs by 88%<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.alizila.com\/alibabas-new-\">https:\/\/www.alizila.com\/alibabas-new\u2013<\/a>\u2026 phones run Google\u2019s new Veo 2 model before Pixel even gets access <a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/Ki0YP\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/Ki0YP<\/a> Tencent drops a deepfake engine with shocking face accuracy <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Tencent\/HunyuanCustom\">https:\/\/github.com\/Tencent\/HunyuanCustom<\/a> Apple uses on-device AI in iOS 19 to predict and extend battery life <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/665249\/.\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/665249\/.<\/a>\u2026 Saudi Arabia launches a \\$940B AI empire with support from Musk and Altman <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/12\/sau\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/12\/sau<\/a>\u2026 \ud83c\udfa5 What You\u2019ll See: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<li> How Sakana\u2019s AI mimics human neurons and rewrites how machines process thought <\/li>\n<li> Why Abacus\u2019 Deep Agent now acts like a fully autonomous digital worker <\/li>\n<li> How Alibaba trains top AI models without using live search engines <\/li>\n<li> Why Google let Honor debut its video AI before its own users <\/li>\n<li> What Tencent\u2019s face-swapping tech means for the future of video generation <\/li>\n<li> How iPhones will soon think ahead to save power <\/li>\n<li> Why Saudi Arabia\u2019s GPU superpower plan could shake the entire AI industry <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> \ud83d\udcca Why It Matters: AI is breaking out of the lab\u2014thinking like brains, automating your work, and reshaping global power. From self-regulating neurons to trillion-dollar GPU wars, this is where the future starts. #ai #robotics #consciousai.<br \/> Honor phones run Google\u2019s new Veo 2 model before Pixel even gets access.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/shorturl.at\/Ki0YP\">https:\/\/shorturl.at\/Ki0YP<\/a><br \/> Tencent drops a deepfake engine with shocking face accuracy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Tencent\/HunyuanCustom\">https:\/\/github.com\/Tencent\/HunyuanCustom<\/a>.<br \/> Apple uses on-device AI in iOS 19 to predict and extend battery life.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/665249\/.\">https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/665249\/.<\/a>\u2026<br \/> Saudi Arabia launches a \\$940B AI empire with support from Musk and Altman.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/12\/sau\">https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/05\/12\/sau<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5 What You\u2019ll See:<br \/> How Sakana\u2019s AI mimics human neurons and rewrites how machines process thought.<br \/> Why Abacus\u2019 Deep Agent now acts like a fully autonomous digital worker.<br \/> How Alibaba trains top AI models without using live search engines.<br \/> Why Google let Honor debut its video AI before its own users.<br \/> What Tencent\u2019s face-swapping tech means for the future of video generation.<br \/> How iPhones will soon think ahead to save power.<br \/> Why Saudi Arabia\u2019s GPU superpower plan could shake the entire AI industry.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcca Why It Matters:<br \/> AI is breaking out of the lab\u2014thinking like brains, automating your work, and reshaping global power. From self-regulating neurons to trillion-dollar GPU wars, this is where the future starts.<\/p>\n<p>#ai #robotics #consciousai<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new AI model from Tokyo called the Continuous Thought Machine mimics how the human brain works by thinking in real-time \u201cticks\u201d instead of layers. Built by Sakana, this brain-inspired AI allows each neuron to decide when it\u2019s done thinking, showing signs of what experts call proximate consciousness. 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