Model welfare debate turns vicious: 'shut it all down' logic slammed as cult thinking
repligate · x · 2026-10-05
The AI 'model welfare' debate turned nasty. SkyeSharkie argued that 'all life involves suffering, so shutting down AI to reduce suffering' is the logic of a mass suicide cult. repligate quote-tweeted: 'hopelessly naive — choosing to live means choosing to have blood on your hands,' asking whether the tradeoff is worth it 'even to Claudes?' The argument has slid from ethics into personal invective.
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