> The golden rule is a good start. We have defined human rights. People care less about ants because they are not ants, but those ants are also automatons and d

> The golden rule is a good start. We have defined human rights. People care less about ants because they are not ants, but those ants are also automatons and deserve some minimum of rights. Wholesale committing genocide on them is unjust. Now this is a consistent and coherent line of thought. This reminds me of Jains who don't even eat root vegetables because that kills the plant (as opposed to apples which naturally fall off and don't kill the plant), and even abstain from eating at certain times to avoid killing microscopic life. > They should be asking "should we contain a hyperintelligence". If we shouldn't and it's deemed too dangerous not to contain, then it shouldn't be made. This is similar to why I chose not to have children. I wouldn't be happy or satisfied with the decision to have kids unless they live their lives exactly how I want them to. Obviously that kind of pressure would result in a miserable life for them, but I'd also be miserable unless they lived their life a very specific way. Easy conclusion: no kids.