Journal of Consciousness Studies. forthcomingWe explore and argue for the view that intelligence beyond a certain threshold is negatively correlated with consciousness, so that the more intelligent a system is, the less likely it is to be conscious. “Intelligence is the enemy of consciousness,” as we put it. This view entails that superintelligent AI models are likely to be zombies. After presenting an initial defense of the view that draws on the research program of resource-rational analysis