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A warning about 'model welfare'

242 points · 701 comments · andsoitis

  1. hosel · · focus · HN ↗
    >AIs are not conscious. They do not feel, experience, or suffer. They do not have innate preferences or underlying motivations.

    Opening paragraph, stated without evidence. Im not entirely convinced this is true. It likely is, but at some point it very well might stop being true.

    1. jplusequalt · · focus · HN ↗
      >It likely is, but at some point it very well might stop being true.

      If you firmly believe this to be true, then you should stop using LLMs.

      1. vouaobrasil · · focus · HN ↗
        We know animals have consciousness and many species have a rich life but we slaughter them and burn down their homes by the millions of hectares. Why not do it with a conscious AI?

        (I don't think AI is conscious, just following the argument.)

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