Anti-AI-cruelty logic mirrors the violent video games debate, argues researcher
scottastevenson · x · 2026-10-09
In the ongoing debate, scottastevenson compares the "don't be cruel to AI" argument to the old "violent video games" panic, contending that teaching people to distinguish the real from the artificial is itself valuable.
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