OpenAI researcher: tying consciousness to moral obligations hinders serious AI consciousness debate
jachiam0 · x · 2026-10-03
Amid recent AI consciousness debates, OpenAI's jachiam0 argues that the implicit link between consciousness and the moral obligations we owe humans is holding back serious inquiry: even if an AI were conscious, we wouldn't necessarily owe it the same obligations we owe people.
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