Researcher: Creating Possibly Conscious AI Models Requires Public Consent First
tallinzen · x · 2026-10-03
An argument in AI consciousness ethics: if labs are going to create models that might be conscious and thus moral patients, they should at least ask the rest of society first. The debate over machine consciousness is shifting from philosophy toward concrete demands on research practice.
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