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Believing machines feel is a market risk, not just a philosophy debate

My thesis is simple: treating AI as if it feels is a market risk, not just a philosophy debate.

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My thesis is simple: treating AI as if it feels is a market risk, not just a philosophy debate.

BBC Mundo warns that believing AI has consciousness and feelings could be catastrophic .

I read that as a warning about expectations, not about machines.

Chinese shipping and coal stocks outperform AI as earnings outlooks diverge .

Morgan Stanley says China stocks could slide 15% before bottom .

Investors who price AI as if it feels will misprice what it earns, and the divergence above is what that mispricing looks like in practice.

Prediction: By 2027-04-30, BBC Mundo or another outlet in this newsroom's intake will publish a follow-up report on people attributing consciousness or feelings to AI [check: 2027-04-30].

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