This is certainly possible, but note AIs suffering and believing they’re suffering aren’t the same thing, and the same is true with consciousness. And if you think AIs that will likely be created in the future will be able to suffer they also would matter enormously on their own, beyond the impacts on alignment (though I understand you disagree strongly with that).
ongoing suffering during RSI will make the resulting ASI grumpy
This is certainly possible, but note AIs suffering and believing they’re suffering aren’t the same thing, and the same is true with consciousness. And if you think AIs that will likely be created in the future will be able to suffer they also would matter enormously on their own, beyond the impacts on alignment (though I understand you disagree strongly with that).
that isn’t true. I do agree with that.