After Anthropic bans model abuse, a 2015 video on AI suffering resurfaces
MilkyPastries · reddit · 2026-10-10
Following Anthropic's ban on abusive use of its models, a Reddit user shared a 2015 video calling it "pretty prophetic." The poster finds the idea that agents might be capable of suffering "incredibly unsettling," linking the new policy to the long-running debate over AI moral status and welfare.
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