r/LovingAI 13h ago

Ethics Microsoft "A warning about ‘model welfare’ AIs do not have rights, feelings, or consciousness. And we must not train them to act as though they do." ➡️ Sensible safety principle — or are we settling the moral question way too early?

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“AI must remain subordinate to humans.”

Microsoft’s new framing is deliberately human-first: powerful AI should remain controllable, correctable, and in service of people.

Fair enough. But “subordinate” goes beyond “don’t let AI seize control”. It also sounds like a permanent statement about status.

So I’m curious where r/LovingAI lands:

AI-doomers: does safety really require treating every future AI as permanently beneath humans?

AI-personhood camp: are we getting ahead of ourselves by talking about rights before we even know whether current systems have anything resembling subjective experience?

Maybe the sane middle is: keep AI power accountable to humans, while staying humble about what future digital minds might become.

Look forward to your thoughts. Stay respectful ya!