AI and its fear of dying?

A Reddit user questions how AI could develop a fear of dying, a trait they believe is essential for AI to achieve consciousness surpassing humans and potentially pose a threat. The user argues that humans' awareness of their finite lives has driven their survival strategies and dominance. For AI, which is essentially advanced code, to develop similar survival instincts, it would need to comprehend its own potential destruction, a concept the user struggles to understand how it could be acquired by a model.

This Reddit discussion uniquely frames AI consciousness and threat potential around a fear of death, unlike typical debates focusing on computational power or ethical alignment.