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AI consciousness is a red herring in the safety debate

The debate around AI safety often gets sidetracked by questions of AI consciousness, which the article argues is irrelevant to the real risks enterprises face. Instead, practical issues like data leakage, biased outputs, hallucinations, and misuse should be the focus of governance and risk management. AI systems today are tools prone to error and unintended consequences rather than conscious entities.

For enterprises, the challenge lies in controlling, understanding, and trusting AI at scale. Many organisations deploy AI faster than they can monitor or audit it, leaving them exposed to compliance failures and operational risks. This gap can lead to serious consequences including regulatory penalties and reputational damage.

Axonyx addresses these critical risks head-on by offering a governance, control, and observability platform that ensures AI systems are safe, compliant, and auditable. It sits between your AI and the real world to enforce policies, monitor behaviour, detect anomalies and hallucinations, and maintain full audit trails.

By focusing on measurable outcomes rather than speculative concerns like AI consciousness, Axonyx gives enterprises confidence to deploy AI responsibly and scale with oversight. This keeps organisations aligned with regulations such as the EU AI Act and industry standards without drowning in irrelevant debates.

In short, while the idea of conscious AI grabs headlines, enterprises need practical tools that control AI risks today. Axonyx provides this vital layer of management, risk mitigation, and transparency so AI can be a trusted asset, not a liability.

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