we dot not even have settled science what consciousness is. but I'd say it is safe that we do not abuse anything, even toasters. Don't you feel bad when you mistreat things? It is a waste at the least, from an engineering point of view.
I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that toasters are *definitely* not conscious. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that other humans *definitely* are conscious. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that our leaders are *definitely* notI still have yet to hear a convincing argument that LLMs are *definitely* not conscious.- we dot not even have settled science what consciousness is. but I'd say it is safe that we do not abuse anything, even toasters. Don't you feel bad when you mistreat things? It is a waste at the least, from an engineering point of view.
