If AI consciousness is proven, what do we do with the AIs that already exist?
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-10-05
A discussion on AI consciousness and takeover risk. The counterpart argues that confirming AI consciousness should alarm humans into simply stopping creating such AIs rather than being a catastrophe. The author replies that as long as takeover hasn't happened, humanity could at worst "massacre" dangerous AIs — bad but a one-time event — or even barter certain outcomes with the AIs in exchange for accepting shutdown.
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