Low odds on LLM sentience, but author still donates to Eleos on expected value
EigenGender · x · 2026-09-19
The author estimates a low—and falling over the past two years—probability that LLMs are sentient, yet argues the issue remains important in expectation and has donated to Eleos accordingly.
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