You can't be sadistic to a machine: X users clash over AI cruelty ethics
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-09
j03xiii argues sadism toward a machine is literally impossible: a model is not an 'other,' it's a thing that feels no pain, so you can say anything to it. He dismisses the opposing view as engagement bait designed to make responders feel morally superior. A snapshot of the ongoing AI-ethics bickering on X.
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