“-Mike’s answer “RPOP slaves” is based on saying that all of these AIs are going to be things not worthy of ethical consideration. That is throwing the possibility that humans will become AIs right out the window.”
Michael thinks uploading for quality of life reasons is important for the future (and perhaps practical ones pre-Singularity), but there’s a big difference between how we spend the accessible resources in the universe and how we avoid wasting them all, burning the cosmic commons in colonization and evolutionary arms races that destroy most of the potential of our accessible region.
“-Mike’s answer “RPOP slaves” is based on saying that all of these AIs are going to be things not worthy of ethical consideration. That is throwing the possibility that humans will become AIs right out the window.”
Michael thinks uploading for quality of life reasons is important for the future (and perhaps practical ones pre-Singularity), but there’s a big difference between how we spend the accessible resources in the universe and how we avoid wasting them all, burning the cosmic commons in colonization and evolutionary arms races that destroy most of the potential of our accessible region.