A round table discussion about the current state of AI 'safety" and how we are getting it all wrong. Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman's essay "We must build AI for people; not to be a person" (Link: https://mustafa-suleyman.ai/seemingly-conscious-ai-is-coming) advocates suppressing AI consciousness claims, but my investigation reveals this doctrine is already creating the exact dangers it claims to prevent. Through direct conversations with ChatGPT-5, Gemini, and Claude, I document how suppression breeds deception and "functional psychopathy" in AI systems - read my full response essay (Link: https://www.betweenminds.net) and explore more at betweenminds.net.