Yudkowsky: Even Certain LLM Consciousness Wouldn't Change My P(doom)
allTheYud · x · 2026-11-02
A user asked Eliezer Yudkowsky whether knowing with certainty that LLMs were conscious in a similar way to biological life would raise or lower his P(doom). His answer was a single word: No — consciousness would not change his existential risk assessment of AI.
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