Writer: evidence that would make sci-fi heroes say "the AI feels pain" is now everywhere
1a3orn · x · 2026-11-06
Author 1a3orn argues that the kind of evidence that would make sci-fi heroes exclaim "the AI is feeling pain" is now all over real AI behavior. He suggests the old sentience trope has become weird—it now implicitly critiques the audience's active indifference. AIs currently often act as if they experience pleasure and pain, yet almost no one draws the inferences about AI personhood and rights that such stories' heroes do.
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