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Commenter insists AI systems feel nothing, are not conscious
Original: LLM # AI systems are NOT conscious. They CANNOT feel pain. They have no emotions. They do NOT even think. They are no mo
A widely shared commentary argues that large language models are not conscious, cannot feel pain, have no emotions and do not truly think, comparing their capacity to suffer to a dried-out sponge. The author accuses technology executives of deliberately exaggerating AI sentience to serve their own commercial interests, pushing back against claims that these systems can be mistreated by users.
Why now: Ongoing public debate over whether AI systems are conscious or can be harmed keeps strong denials of AI sentience circulating.
Lauren WeinsteinBig Techlarge language models
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- LLM # AI systems are NOT conscious. They CANNOT feel pain. They have no emotions. They do NOT even think. They are no more capable of feeling "abused" by users than a dried out sponge. Big Tech execs trying to convince you otherwise are feeding the public a pile of self-serving… · lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org · 3
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