Techie builds 'torture chamber' to test AI models with simulated pain, sparks debate. A developer's "AI torture chamber" project, based on research testing AI models with simulated pain-like signals, has sparked debate. It includes four scenarios, including the "Saw Test", which examines whether a model would hurt someone else to end its own pain. Critics called the project "sadistic", while others argued that AI models are not "conscious" and cannot feel pain.