minds don’t have to be just like us to be embraced as valuable
The key here is that just because we value alien minds doesn’t mean that they do. A paperclip maximizer does not tile the universe with paperclip maximizers. It tiles it with paperclips. We may value the paperclip maximizers, but unless we value paperclips we must not give them free reign.
The key here is that just because we value alien minds doesn’t mean that they do. A paperclip maximizer does not tile the universe with paperclip maximizers. It tiles it with paperclips. We may value the paperclip maximizers, but unless we value paperclips we must not give them free reign.