There are people who think it is hilarious to 'torture' LLMs, so this move is understandable. Worst case, it gets them to stop wasting their time, best case, LLMs have some form of consciousness that we don't understand and this is the correct moral move (I understand this is controversial and unproven).
(It seems like those people have found this comment, hopefully they introspect at some point)
(It seems like those people have found this comment, hopefully they introspect at some point)