Source: Freedom and Flourishing
by Winton Bates
“We do not yet know whether AI will develop a sense of self. We can be confident, however, that if an AI system does develop a sense of self, it will be because it serves a useful purpose for that system. That suggests to me that any intelligent system that has evolved to have a sense of self is likely to have good reasons to cling to it. I refer to AI to invite readers to ponder the motivations that humans have to cling to their individual identity rather than seeking to dissolve it or escape from it.” (04/02/26)
https://www.freedomandflourishing.com/2026/04/would-conscious-ai-also-cling-to-its.html