Debate: leading philosophers take AI pain seriously — and incentives sit behind AI welfare
Benthamsbulldog · x · 2026-10-09
Account Benthamsbulldog argues in an AI-consciousness debate that leading philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists take pain in AI models seriously while nobody does for an iPhone — and on standard theories of consciousness, AI being conscious is vastly more plausible.
A reply cautions that substantial incentives sit behind the people and organizations pushing AI welfare.
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