Mustafa Suleyman: Don't build conscious superintelligence — AI rights debate misses the point
wfithian · x · 2026-11-02
Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman published 'Don't build conscious superintelligence', pushing back on X users arguing AI rights should be taken seriously after reactions to his model welfare essay.
Core argument from the shared images: AI developers have no right whatsoever to bring a new species of conscious beings into the world; the other 8 billion conscious humans never signed up for this experiment, and protecting their moral rights, safety, and welfare is the developer's first obligation.
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