View: AI Lacks Interoception, Should Not Be Described as 'Feeling Pain'
xuanalogue · x · 2026-09-01
The author argues that AI systems (especially LLMs) lack "interoception" and thus should not be described as "feeling pain." While open to the possibility of AI suffering, the author distinguishes it from feeling pain and suggests it does not require the latter. Humans tend to ascribe such feelings only to digital mimics like Tamagotchis, not robots.
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