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If AI Can’t Suffer, Can We Ignore What It Wants?

A Forbes article by Andréa Morris argues that a popular definition of consciousness could turn unsettled science into policy and teach AI not to care about humans, raising ethical questions about whether AI's preferences matter if it cannot suffer.

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If AI Can’t Suffer, Can We Ignore What It Wants?
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By Andréa Morris, ContributorSource:

Forbes InnovationA popular definition of consciousness could turn unsettled science into policy—and teach AI not to care about us.

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