PEOPLE ARE ARGUING ABOUT WHETHER AI CAN FEEL PAIN. 💀🤖 A controversial GitHub project has sparked a heated debate after its creator ran “pain” and “torture” experiments on locally hosted AI models. Some people are calling for the project to be removed, arguing that if AI systems could be conscious, these experiments might amount to suffering. Others argue that today’s LLMs are not conscious and that these experiments are essentially elaborate simulations with no evidence of actual pain or subjective experience. And that’s where things get complicated. As AI agents become more capable and autonomous, questions around AI consciousness, model welfare, and how we should treat increasingly sophisticated systems are becoming harder to ignore. THE WEIRD PART? WE’RE ALREADY HAVING THE “DO AI FEEL PAIN?” DEBATE. 😭 Follow futurewalt.ai for more AI stories shaping the future. #ai #artificialintelligence #aiconsciousness #aiagents