Would this count as simulated torture?
Given the way I understand the meaning of “simulation”, yes.
If so, would you care about stopping it, or is it different from computer-simulated torture?
Neither. People need to stop assuming that by classifying a set of calculations as “simulation” the simulations must automatically experience qualia.
Given the way I understand the meaning of “simulation”, yes.
Neither. People need to stop assuming that by classifying a set of calculations as “simulation” the simulations must automatically experience qualia.