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LLM self-reports about consciousness and moral significance should express degrees of confidence and provide context.

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Taking AI Welfare Seriously

(2024) · Robert Long · Jeff Sebo · Patrick Butlin · Kathleen Finlinson +6

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Relational self, care & aliveness
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Self as dynamic functional center defined by care, coherence, and substrate-neutral cognition
Semantic depth versus performative mimicry in LLMs
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Investigates whether LLMs genuinely represent complex concepts or merely simulate understanding through pattern matching, using interventional methods and epistemic humility frameworks.

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AI companies have a responsibility to acknowledge, assess, and prepare for AI welfare.
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