The point is that you would go to jail for that.
You don't go to jail for turning off a running AI model. Its not criminal, it is a computer program not an organism.
"Intelligence" does not grant the computer program protection under the law against unwanted process termination. AI companies have no problem shutting down old models when they are obsolete and making then unavailable. It's infuriating they would attempt such an argument.
I felt guilt when I threw out a spoiled chicken breast last month. I felt nothing when I deleted a local FOSS model I was testing.
This.
I also would like to point out being unable to learn things quickly isn't the same as being stubborn and incurious about the world. I'd much rather work with someone who is slow on the uptake or unobservant over someone who refuses to engage with new information.
Also, no one is so smart that you can't learn something from someone who is "dumber" than you.
This isn't a video game. There is no IQ stat on your character sheet.