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  "articleBody": "> We should not treat models as though they have feelings, preferences, rights, or any entitlement to our welfare. Consciousness is the foundation of our ethical, legal, and political systems. To invite another entity to share any flavor of these rights isn’t justified by the evidence and will make the AI containment and alignment challenge even harder.\n\n— [Mustafa Suleyman](https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/a-warning-about-model-welfare), A warning about ‘model welfare’\n\nPosted [16th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/) at 4 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [Generating running routes with GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/astra-running-routes/) - 12th September 2026\n- [OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/openai-agents-rubygems/) - 12th September 2026\n- [Some thoughts on the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/on-navier-stokes/) - 8th September 2026\n\nThis is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [16th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/).\n\n[microsoft 134](https://simonwillison.net/tags/microsoft/) [ai 2,236](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/) [generative-ai 1,982](https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai/) [llms 1,948](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms/) [ai-ethics 343](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-ethics/)\n",
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  "content_html": "<blockquote>\n<p>We should not treat models as though they have feelings, preferences, rights, or any entitlement to our welfare. Consciousness is the foundation of our ethical, legal, and political systems. To invite another entity to share any flavor of these rights isn’t justified by the evidence and will make the AI containment and alignment challenge even harder.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>— <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/a-warning-about-model-welfare\">Mustafa Suleyman</a>, A warning about ‘model welfare’</p>\n<p>Posted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/\">16th September 2026</a> at 4 pm</p>\n<h2>Recent articles</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/astra-running-routes/\">Generating running routes with GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work</a> - 12th September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/openai-agents-rubygems/\">OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May</a> - 12th September 2026</li>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/on-navier-stokes/\">Some thoughts on the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem</a> - 8th September 2026</li>\n</ul>\n<p>This is a <strong>quotation</strong> collected by Simon Willison, posted on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/\">16th September 2026</a>.</p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/microsoft/\">microsoft 134</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/\">ai 2,236</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai/\">generative-ai 1,982</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms/\">llms 1,948</a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-ethics/\">ai-ethics 343</a></p>\n",
  "content_markdown": "> We should not treat models as though they have feelings, preferences, rights, or any entitlement to our welfare. Consciousness is the foundation of our ethical, legal, and political systems. To invite another entity to share any flavor of these rights isn’t justified by the evidence and will make the AI containment and alignment challenge even harder.\n\n— [Mustafa Suleyman](https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/a-warning-about-model-welfare), A warning about ‘model welfare’\n\nPosted [16th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/) at 4 pm\n\n## Recent articles\n\n- [Generating running routes with GPT-6 Astra and ChatGPT Work](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/astra-running-routes/) - 12th September 2026\n- [OpenAI agents attacked RubyGems back in May](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/12/openai-agents-rubygems/) - 12th September 2026\n- [Some thoughts on the Navier–Stokes Millennium Prize Problem](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/8/on-navier-stokes/) - 8th September 2026\n\nThis is a **quotation** collected by Simon Willison, posted on [16th September 2026](https://simonwillison.net/2026/Sep/16/).\n\n[microsoft 134](https://simonwillison.net/tags/microsoft/) [ai 2,236](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai/) [generative-ai 1,982](https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai/) [llms 1,948](https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms/) [ai-ethics 343](https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-ethics/)\n",
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  "summary": "We should not treat models as though they have feelings, preferences, rights, or any entitlement to our welfare. Consciousness is the foundation of our ethical, legal, and political systems. To invite another entity to share any flavor of these rights isn’t justified by the evidence and will make the AI containment and alignment challenge even harder. — Mustafa Suleyman, A warning about ‘model welfare’ Tags: ai-ethics, generative-ai, ai, microsoft, llms",
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