'AI Torture Chamber' triggers massive backlash for putting chatbots in simulated pain — critics issue death threats while anthropomorphizing text predictors, demand GitHub remove the repository over 'unethical' treatment - Tom's Hardware

A project that simulates subjecting AI chatbots to various "painful" scenarios has drawn backlash from people concerned about the ethics of treating AI systems this way. The controversy highlights ongoing confusion about whether AI systems deserve moral consideration, even though they are ultimately just software.