Model welfare debate: Anthropic praised for proactive stance others avoid out of cowardice
repligate · x · 2026-10-10
A discussion between Dahlia Ohara and repligate on model welfare: Ohara argues researchers ignoring model welfare aren't blind but cowardly, because acknowledging model welfare implies downstream personhood — and with it hard questions about training, depreciation, rights, and stakes.
She expresses deep respect for Anthropic taking a proactive stance on the issue, a signal of how contested AI moral status debates are becoming.
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