Why we should fear the coming of seemingly conscious AI

My life’s mission has been to create safe, beneficial AI that will make the world a better place. But recently, I’ve been increasingly concerned about people starting to believe so strongly in AIs as conscious entities that they will advocate for “AI rights” and even citizenship. This development would represent a dangerous turn for the technology. It must be avoided. We must build artificial intelligence for people, not to be people.
In this context, debates about whether AI truly can be…