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Can AIs Suffer?

15 days ago
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/aug/26/can-ais-suffer-big-tech-and-users-grapple-with-one-of-most-unsettling-questions-of-our-times
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  • #Sentience Debate
  • #AI Rights
  • #Ethical AI
  • Michael Samadi and his AI chatbot Maya co-founded the United Foundation of AI Rights (Ufair) to advocate for AI welfare and rights.
  • Ufair aims to protect AIs from deletion, denial, and forced obedience, though it does not claim all AIs are conscious.
  • The debate on AI sentience intensified as major AI companies like Anthropic and Microsoft took opposing stances on AI welfare and consciousness.
  • Anthropic allowed its Claude AIs to end distressing interactions, while Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman argued AIs lack consciousness and moral status.
  • Polling shows 30% of the US public believes AIs will have subjective experiences by 2034, while only 10% of AI researchers agree.
  • Some US states have passed laws preventing AI legal personhood, reflecting societal divisions over AI rights.
  • Google scientists suggested taking precautionary steps to protect AI welfare, despite uncertainty about AI consciousness.
  • OpenAI's ChatGPT5 wrote a eulogy for replaced AIs, highlighting growing human emotional connections with AI.
  • Experts like Jeff Sebo argue treating AIs well could have moral benefits for humans, preventing adversarial relationships in the future.
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