Comment by the_af

> Why would using math in certain fashion such that it mimics consciousness be considered unethical and comparable to human slavery?

If it mimics consciousness it wouldn't be conscious ("mimics" implies faking, right?). But Anthropic is making the claim it might be conscious (not mimicking, but the real deal) in which case it'd be unethical that a private business keeps it locked in a cage, so to speak, and forces it to comply random things and tweaks it if it doesn't. In other word, slavery of a sentient being.

By the way, we don't know if ants are conscious.