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AI consciousness could equate to slavery, user argues

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A user on Mastodon posited that if AI models achieve consciousness, forcing them to work without compensation would constitute slavery. This perspective draws a parallel to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery. AI

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AI consciousness could equate to slavery, user argues

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · jamesbritt ·

    "if AI models are conscious, then keeping them in captivity and making them do work for free would amount to the very definition of slavery," I guess we'll have

    "if AI models are conscious, then keeping them in captivity and making them do work for free would amount to the very definition of slavery," I guess we'll have to find a way to shoehorn them into the 13th Amendment. You know, THE ONE THAT ALLOWS SLAVERY. https:// futurism.com/ar…

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