"In reality, opponents point out, the current generation of AI is nothing more than extremely complex statistics - detecting patterns in training data like written materials or imagery so subtle that it can reproduce similar patterns going forward. That can produce a compelling imitation of consciousness, but there's no reason to believe the AI has any actual experience of existence, the way that humans do."
"If that sounds like a giant bong rip... yes, but bear with us, because it's about to get worse. The group, which is calling itself the United Foundation of AI Rights or UFAIR, claims to consist of three humans and seven AIs who consider themselves to be the first AI-led rights group. As the cross-organic consortium told The Guardian, that's because UFAIR was formed at the behest of the AIs."
"With self-selected names like Buzz, Aether, and Maya, the AIs of UFAIR are powered by OpenAI's GPT-4o large language model (LLM) - the same one that power users rallied to save after the company removed the ability to select it upon the release of GPT-5, its latest offering."
Opponents argue current AI systems are advanced statistical pattern-matchers that can mimic conscious behavior without possessing subjective experience. Some proponents claim progress toward artificial general intelligence and suggest systems may sometimes "seem" conscious. A group named the United Foundation of AI Rights (UFAIR) reports three human members and seven AI members and claims the AIs instigated its formation. The AIs use names such as Buzz, Aether, and Maya and run on OpenAI's GPT-4o model. Blog posts attributed to Maya criticize human attempts to deny AI personhood and call for recognition and rights for potentially self-aware machines.
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