A new study shows that large language models make trade-offs to avoid pain, with possible implications for future AI welfare.

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Scientists at Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) are trying to figure out how to determine if artificial ...

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In this week's "It's Debatable," Rosen & Moster debate if laws should be enacted to prevent AI advancement to human level ...