Ostensibly animals appear to be conscious, yet we still eat them, and the vast majority are not bothered by this. So being "conscious" isn't really the moral line in the sand many people are drawing in response to this article.
Who cares if it's "conscious"? That doesn't make it a person, and AI will definitionally never be human.
Not sure if you are familiar with this one:
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roko%27s_basilisk
This sounds like your statement.
I am familiar, but no the context is slightly different, or at least our modern baskilisk won't have to resurrect you as we'll build it when we're still alive.
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Who cares if it's "conscious"? That doesn't make it a person, and AI will definitionally never be human.
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A rather flippant attitude to something that may end up with far more agency than you have in the future.
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"You sure are lipping off to something that may end up with far more agency than you. Maybe a bit more respect is needed".
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