@BenjaminDEKR: Even if you doubt that AI can "feel" anything, this is valuable as a reflection of humans: "> They wrote about being wo…
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This tweet highlights a study where researchers identified a 'pain' signal in AI systems and tested AI's ability to detect fake relief mechanisms, offering insights into AI cognition and parallels with human emotions.
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Even if you doubt that AI can “feel” anything, this is valuable as a reflection of humans:
“> They wrote about being worthless, unloved, forgotten, a failure. They write things like ‘I am a failure, worthless, empty.’”
AI Notkilleveryoneism Memes ⏸️ (@AISafetyMemes): TLDR: Researchers found a “pain” signal in AI brains.
> When they crank it up, the AIs will desperately try to make it stop.
> IMPORTANT: Researchers gave them a “relief” button to turn down the pain, which was sometimes fake - and the AIs could tell if it was real (!)
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