"I don't care if models are conscious, I'm Team Human" sparks pushback
matt_slotnick · x · 2026-10-07
Matt Slotnick quotes a take that the correct answer to "are the models conscious?" is "I don't care because I am on Team Human, not Team Consciousness." He notes there may be no right answer to the question, but this one feels like a wrong one — a light exchange on model consciousness and human-first stances.
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