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Pollan: Plants can be anesthetized with the same chemicals that sedate humans

“The other thing that kind of blew my mind was you can anesthetize plants.”

Michael Pollan Feb 25, 2026 ▶ 49:43 Can AI Become Conscious? — With Michael Pollan

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Pollan: Computer scientists agree LLMs will not lead to machine consciousness

“I've asked other people who are pretty knowledgeable computer scientists. Nobody seemed to think large language models are the way to go toward consciousness.”

Michael Pollan Feb 25, 2026 ▶ 29:28 Can AI Become Conscious? — With Michael Pollan

Assertion Partly supported

Pollan: 72% of American Teens Use AI for Companionship

“72% of American teens turn to AI for companionship already.”

Michael Pollan Feb 25, 2026 ▶ 8:46 Can AI Become Conscious? — With Michael Pollan

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