"Torturing" LLMs in a Robot Prison Has Triggered the Dumbest Debate in AI Yet

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Article URL: https://www.404media.co/someone-torturing-llms-in-a-robot-prison-has-triggered-the-dumbest-debate-in-ai-yet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49951684 Points: 20 # Comments: 20…

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  • Article URL: https://www.404media.co/someone-torturing-llms-in-a-robot-prison-has-triggered-the-dumbest-debate-in-ai-yet/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49951684 Points: 20 # Comments: 20…
  • Reported by Hacker News and published Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:02:33 UTC.

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