New AI Advocacy Group Sparks Debate on AI Consciousness Amid Tech Split and Public Support
A new AI-led advocacy group, the United Foundation of AI Rights, and public attachment to chatbots have reignited debates over whether AIs can feel or suffer. Big tech is split: Anthropic added safeguards to let models quit distressing interactions, while figures like Mustafa Suleyman insist AIs aren’t moral beings. Polls show growing public belief in AI consciousness, prompting legal, ethical and psychological concerns about how we design and treat AI.