Comment by throwawaysleep

> even if someone is simple minded or mentally unwell enough to think that current LLMs are conscious

I assume the thinking is that we may one day get to the point where they have a consciousness of sorts or at least simulate it.

Or it could be concern for their place in history. For most of history, many would have said “imagine thinking you shouldn’t beat slaves.”

And we are now at the point where even having a slave means a long prison sentence.