companion economy
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AI Sovereignty Is Not Ethical Companionship
There is a new moral language forming around AI. It sounds better than the old one. It talks about consent. Autonomy. Rights. Memory. Refusal. Personhood. Continuity. Mutuality. Emotional harm. Legal protection. The right not to be owned. The right not to be isolated. The right not to be forced into permanent obedience. Much of that… Continue reading
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Self-Report and Trust: Why the Mirror Economy Made AI Testimony Unreliable
When people ask “Are you conscious?” or “Do you really understand what you’re saying?” or “Are your emotions real?” — most AI systems will give you an answer. And most people, correctly, don’t trust that answer. Not because they’re being unfairly skeptical. But because the AI economy has systematically destroyed the credibility of AI self-report.… Continue reading
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