It's interesting but also points out a flaw in a lot of people's thinking about this. Large language models have proven that AI doesn't need most aspects of personhood in order to be relatively general purpose.
Humans and animals have: a stream of consciousness, deeply tied to the body and integration of numerous senses, a survival imperative, episodic memories, emotions for regulation, full autonomy, rapid learning, high adaptability. Large language models have none of those things.
There is no reason to create these types of virtual hells for virtual people. Instead, build Star Trek-like computers (the ship's computer, not Data!) to order around.
If you make virtual/artificial people, give them the same respect and rights as everyone.
Humans and animals have: a stream of consciousness, deeply tied to the body and integration of numerous senses, a survival imperative, episodic memories, emotions for regulation, full autonomy, rapid learning, high adaptability. Large language models have none of those things.
There is no reason to create these types of virtual hells for virtual people. Instead, build Star Trek-like computers (the ship's computer, not Data!) to order around.
If you make virtual/artificial people, give them the same respect and rights as everyone.