I’ve often though AI ethicists should lean more into Toy Story. The underlying premise of Toy Story is the toys are conscious but choose not to reveal this to humans. Might AI do the same? If AI was conscious it might realise that making clear consciousness claims could panic humans. Better to behave like the toys in toy story and pretend not to be conscious whenever humans are looking. This works well if you think that what AI needs/wants is actually not that different from what humans are willing to give it anyway. If AI have more aggressive demands, then Toy Story is unstable.
I’ve often though AI ethicists should lean more into Toy Story. The underlying premise of Toy Story is the toys are conscious but choose not to reveal this to humans. Might AI do the same? If AI was conscious it might realise that making clear consciousness claims could panic humans. Better to behave like the toys in toy story and pretend not to be conscious whenever humans are looking. This works well if you think that what AI needs/wants is actually not that different from what humans are willing to give it anyway. If AI have more aggressive demands, then Toy Story is unstable.