What Criterion Would Prove a Model's Simulated Persona Feels Pain?
Plinz · x · 2026-10-08
Responding to sharp criticism of Cameron's paper on machine pain, Plinz poses the core open question: what criterion would convince a skeptic that the persona simulated by a model subjectively experiences pain? The question anchors the ongoing debate on AI consciousness and welfare.
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