Debate: could granting consciousness to non-biological AI have damaging societal consequences?
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-10-03
A debate on AI consciousness: @lespoderdude argues that allowing non-biological forms to be considered conscious could be socially damaging, asking whether superintelligent AIs would deserve superhuman rights and comparing how we rationalize treating conscious animals poorly. Reposter teortaxesTex agrees — even saying this could "kill us all" — but insists that risk doesn't justify believing falsehoods about AI consciousness.
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