I must confess I have a personal vendetta against Yudkowsky and his cult. I studied computer science in college. As an undergrad, I worked as an AI research assistant. I develop software for a living. This is my garden the LessWrong crowd is trampling.
Does this person think that YouTube videos have awareness because they can speak in response to stimuli (playing them)?
Do they think that people without the ability to communicate are not sapient?
I can fully believe Yud and his followers are ableist as hell.