Let’s not presuppose that influential companies/people share the same terminal values: the big lesson of FAI is that one could very well be rational without being beneficial to humanity.
It’s also important to point out that, in the present scheme of our society, a more rational person is less influenced by more influential people/organization.
Point in case: a large company like Marlboro could be very well be rational in their strategy of make it so that more and more people start smoking heavily, but a more rational person would search the medical data and avoid the danger, possibly donating to a charity that helps people quit smoking.
Let’s not presuppose that influential companies/people share the same terminal values: the big lesson of FAI is that one could very well be rational without being beneficial to humanity. It’s also important to point out that, in the present scheme of our society, a more rational person is less influenced by more influential people/organization. Point in case: a large company like Marlboro could be very well be rational in their strategy of make it so that more and more people start smoking heavily, but a more rational person would search the medical data and avoid the danger, possibly donating to a charity that helps people quit smoking.