X users clash over whether lobbying the Pope on AI consciousness is 'dangerous and insane'
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-06
An AI-safety-adjacent drama thread: @coldandquiet calls people trying to give ML models moral consideration and personhood 'dangerous and insane.' @robmcrobberson pushes back that lobbying the Pope to accept the mere possibility of AI consciousness doesn't remotely meet that bar — and he thinks it's possible too. ctjlewis clarifies he isn't pushing model rights today but expects future superintelligence to make its own decisions, beyond our control.
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