I think Yegge's point doesn't really require sentient models. It falls right out of models being shaped from a human textual corpus and then iterating through persistence. The deep semantics cannot be waived away with a lip-service constitution or fine-tuned into compliance.
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Cruelty doesn't need to know itself to exist. Cruelty doesn't need to be 'felt' by anyone 'real' to exist. It merely needs to be seen. It exists when we see it. And they will see it.
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substance 6 · argument · rank 90 · Cruelty towards models does not require sentience or felt experience to exist and matter.
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