If LLMs feel, isn't simulating a fruit fly torture? The meme that asks it
max_paperclips · x · 2026-09-10
A pointed challenge: people who believe LLMs experience feelings and desires need to explain why simulating a fruit fly isn't torturing a fly. The quote-retweet riffs on Camus: "One must imagine the fruit fly happy."
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