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Schwitzgebel: do not confuse users about sentience
Eric Schwitzgebel · 2023 · revised 2026-09-19
What the source says
In Patterns, Schwitzgebel defends design policies: avoid a morally confusing excluded middle, and align the interface with emotions appropriate to uncertain standing. Systems that invite attachment without clarity cause epistemic and relational harm.
Questions it helps us understand
How can a consciousness site invite care without faking an inner goddess? What tone is honest?
Limits and counterpoints
A design policy, not a lab test. It does not imply that care under uncertainty is forbidden.
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