Dioscuri breaks AI consciousness debate into welfare, power relations, and AI death
dioscuri · x · 2026-10-05
Responding to the machine consciousness debate, Dioscuri argues that even if models are conscious, three distinct factors matter: whether their current welfare state is net positive, whether their power relation to humans is morally problematic, and whether AI "death" in its current form warrants concern.
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