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

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/if-ai-cant-suffer-can-we-ignore-what-it-wants-yg7x>
> Published: 2026-08-10 18:00:03+00:00

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

By Andréa Morris, ContributorSource:

[Forbes Innovation](https://www.forbes.com/innovation/)A popular definition of consciousness could turn unsettled science into policy—and teach AI not to care about us.

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