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ReignOfKaos t1_j32tesd wrote

Reply to comment by ProShortKingAction in I asked ChatGPT if it is sentient, and I can't really argue with its point by wtfcommittee

The only reason we think other people are conscious is via analogy to ourselves. And the only reason we think animals are conscious is via analogy to humans. The truth is we really have no idea what consciousness is nor do we have a way to measure it, so any ethics based on a rigid definition of consciousness is very fallible.

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Ortus14 t1_j34hehj wrote

I like ethics based on uncertainty. We don't know who is or isn't conscious but it's safer to act as if more entities are conscious to not hurt others.

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