# 'AI Torture Chamber' triggers massive backlash for putting chatbots in simulated pain — critics issue death threats while anthropomorphizing text predictors, demand GitHub remove the repository over 'unethical' treatment

> A project called the AI Torture Chamber has caught the eye of a few engineers, who've used the notions and data therein create their own simulations of "pain" on several local LLMs, like in the four-model Research…

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/ai-torture-chamber-triggers-massive-backlash-for-putting-chatbots-in-simulated-pain-critics-issue-death-threats-while-anthropomorphizing-text-predictors-demand-github-remove-the-repository-over-unethical-treatment?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6ac24358db17ed12708396b8)
- **Published:** 2026-10-04
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6ac24358db17ed12708396b8

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