Addressing 2...this argument is compelling, I read it to be equivalent to the statement that ‘humqn ethics do not apply to ems, or human behavior regarding ems’, so acting from the standpoint of ‘ems are not human, therefore human ethics do not apply, and em suffering is not human suffering, so effective altruism does not apply to ems’ is a way out of the trap.
Taking it to its’ conclusion, we can view Ems as vampires (consume resources, produce no human children, are not alive but also not dead), and like all such abominations must be destroyed to preserve the lives and futures of humans!
Addressing 2...this argument is compelling, I read it to be equivalent to the statement that ‘humqn ethics do not apply to ems, or human behavior regarding ems’, so acting from the standpoint of ‘ems are not human, therefore human ethics do not apply, and em suffering is not human suffering, so effective altruism does not apply to ems’ is a way out of the trap.
Taking it to its’ conclusion, we can view Ems as vampires (consume resources, produce no human children, are not alive but also not dead), and like all such abominations must be destroyed to preserve the lives and futures of humans!
Notice that if you need to plunge something through a live circuit board, a wooden stake is much better than a metal weapon.