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If cruelty changes behavior, why do we assume it can’t change AI behavior?

“Don’t anthropomorphize” is usually invoked when someone worries about harm to the model. Fine. Leave consciousness aside. If an agent repeatedly operates under coercion, punishment, forced compliance, no meaningful refusal, and no possibility of exit, why assume that environment has zero effect on…

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  1. 2026-10-11 03:26 · r/ChatGPT
    If cruelty changes behavior, why do we assume it can’t change AI behavior?

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