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So humans can torch wasps and/or kill/cull any "nuisance" animals they wish using advanced technology because? We're more intelligent than they are? So would i

So humans can torch wasps and/or kill/cull any "nuisance" animals they wish using advanced technology because? We're more intelligent than they are? So would it be fair game for an "AI" or alien race to cull the human nuisance using advanced technology because they are more intelligent than humans? Asking for an instance of a friend. He's a friend of Roko.

wyldfire 2y ago
> So humans can torch wasps The name of the device is supposed to evoke the threatening nature of the insect. Not necessarily its intended use. Sadly, my first thought was of humans using it on one another. However - yes, we often kill nuisance animals like wasps and while I can't imagine a drone filling that need, if there were better tech for removing pests like wasps when they nest somewhere inconvenient for humans, we should probably take advantage of that new tech. Roko's basilisk seems like a fun concept to entertain the mind but one that can't be taken too seriously until it itself is taken seriously.
tbrownaw 2y ago
> So would it be fair game for an "AI" or alien race to cull the human nuisance using advanced technology because they are more intelligent than humans? Well, feel free to tell them they're not allowed to because you've decided that it doesn't comply with your chosen code of ethics.