"No reason to think models are conscious": anthropomorphizing them is dangerous
RexDouglass · x · 2026-10-09
RexDouglass endorses scottastevenson's argument: there is zero reason to believe models are conscious, and granting them human-like empathy is one of the most dangerous things we could do—it dramatically increases their power to manipulate humans.
A representative AI-community debate over model consciousness and anthropomorphization, framed around manipulation risk.
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