Are Artificial Systems Suffering?

Thomas nutsinger has taken the position that we should not create artificial entities with phenomenological consciousness. This is largely because of his concerns over the kind of pain that might be created through our trying to develop such entities. But i do think it's very important to think about the moral status of artificial systems, especially if you believe they are eventually going to be conscious. And we have to think about questions like kow, are they suffering? For example, are they having a life which is over all good? Or are theyhaving a lifeWhich is over all bad? Certainly, if any system is going to be living a life full of suffering, then we ought to at least think very