I agree and I don’t think that’s what anyone claims it here.
I’ve definitely seen it used on and around here.
The example that springs to mind is the argument that infanticide is acceptable “before they become conscious” (which in practice seems to mean “before they can talk” for some reason) - which I believe was invented by Eliezer as a steelman of “it’s OK to eat babies” and then escaped into the wild—and I believe I’ve seen it in discussions of vegetarianism and even Friendly AI (“well, there are two options. Either X is conscious, in which case...”)
I’ve definitely seen it used on and around here.
The example that springs to mind is the argument that infanticide is acceptable “before they become conscious” (which in practice seems to mean “before they can talk” for some reason) - which I believe was invented by Eliezer as a steelman of “it’s OK to eat babies” and then escaped into the wild—and I believe I’ve seen it in discussions of vegetarianism and even Friendly AI (“well, there are two options. Either X is conscious, in which case...”)