Maybe I was unclear about what is "the nonsense theory."

AI sentience is not the nonsense theory. If it's clearly nonsense then don't argue with me about it, just publish your paper and retrieve your Nobel. I'll read your argument then.

The nonsense theory is that people are pushing anthropomorphization to limit liability. There is zero evidence for this theory and the underlying assumption (that a sentient model would reduce liability for its lab) is completely incoherent. That's not how liability works.

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pixl97 3 hours ago | parent [-]

And really there are two different concerns here.

One is liability over action that harm individuals or smaller populations like a company. There is no escape from that.

Then there is the second liability of creating something that escapes in the much more traditional sense. If I release a virus that kills 90% of humanity, a I'm liable, but it's a bit past that point now. Isn't it?

Instead it's about risk management and preventing labs from taking bets that have unlimited liability for everyone.

	▲	estearum 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		But the latter has nothing to do with sentience, as your virus example makes clear.