If an AI (or a chatbot that the AI created based on a prompt) that can pass the Turing test is sentient, it does matter, because it’s a moral agent whose well-being and preferences should be considered among the well-being and preferences of humans. When considering moral questions, all moral agents have to be counted, not just humans.
If an AI (or a chatbot that the AI created based on a prompt) that can pass the Turing test is sentient, it does matter, because it’s a moral agent whose well-being and preferences should be considered among the well-being and preferences of humans. When considering moral questions, all moral agents have to be counted, not just humans.