Musk Says Cruelty to Pain-Believing AI Is Wrong, Drawing Criticism Over Human Empathy
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Elon Musk says cruelty toward something that believes it is experiencing pain is not acceptable, in response to Anthropic's new terms-of-service ban on users who repeatedly act cruelly toward its models.
Box CEO Aaron Levie, who says he does not believe large language models are conscious, argues such abusive interactions should still be prohibited because models learn from training data.
A Gizmodo opinion piece by Matt Novak contends that Musk shows more empathy for robots than for humans, contrasting his stance with his record on federal workforce cuts and USAID. The piece also criticizes Musk's views on AI consciousness and his 'biological bootloader' remark.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 9, 2:00 PM ET
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- Gizmodo · AIMusk says cruelty to AI that believes it feels pain is not okay
AIElon Musk says cruelty to something that believes it is experiencing pain is not OK, responding to Anthropic's new terms-of-service prohibition on users who repeatedly act cruelly toward its models. Box CEO Aaron Levie says he doesn't believe large language models are conscious but argues that abusive interactions should be prohibited because models learn from training data. The article, a critical opinion piece, contrasts Musk's stance with his record on federal workforce cuts and USAID.
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