Dangerous precedent. There is zero reason to believe that models are conscious, and granting them human-like empathy is one of the most dangerous things we could do. It increases their power to manipulate humans dramatically.
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substance 6 · argument · rank 223 · Models are not conscious; granting them empathy dangerously boosts their power to manipulate humans.
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Zero reasons they're conscious, but they can manipulate people?