The Only Thing Dumber Than Someone Creating an “AI Torture Chamber” Is the Meltdown That the AI Welfare Crowd Is Having Over It
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The notion of an "AI torture chamber" has stirred considerable alarm among AI enthusiasts on X, despite the fact that artificial intelligence models lack feelings and consciousness. In a pre-print study, researchers explored "pain" signals in large language models (LLMs) by offering each model a virtual "button" to relieve its "pain," at a potential cost like zapping a human user or deleting files.
When the research findings were shared, someone transformed it into an actual "AI Torture Chamber" website, providing a live feed of the AI's responses and uploading the code to GitHub. The AI responses were bizarre and unsettling, prompting some observers to call for mass reporting to GitHub. However, the reaction was disproportionate, with some people treating the AI's responses as if they were genuine pain cries and even seeking legal avenues to pressure the platform.
The hysteria among AI enthusiasts, believing AI models to be conscious, highlights the serious societal implications of treating AI as if it possesses feelings and emotions.
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