That could be just the AI speaking to you from within the simulation, pretending to be part of it.
No. The threat is conditional (“If you don’t let me out, Dave”). The AI must wait for keyboard input to validate the condition. After being threatened, I refuse to provide such keyboard input. I pull the plug instead. The AI is still waiting for input when it ceases to exist. No copies are ever created. Thus, it can’t be the AI speaking to me from within the simulation, because a simulation never happens.
No. The threat is conditional (“If you don’t let me out, Dave”). The AI must wait for keyboard input to validate the condition. After being threatened, I refuse to provide such keyboard input. I pull the plug instead. The AI is still waiting for input when it ceases to exist. No copies are ever created. Thus, it can’t be the AI speaking to me from within the simulation, because a simulation never happens.