Objectvist ethics claims to be grounded in rational thought alone. Are you familiar enough with the main tenets of that particular philosophy and would you like to comment in what way you see it of possible use in regards to FAI theory?
StefanPernar
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Hmm—interesting. I thought this could be of interest, considering that there is a large overlap in the desire to be rational on this site and combating the existential risks a rouge AI poses. Reason and existence are central to Objectivism too after all:
“it is only the concept of ‘Life’ that makes the concept of ‘Value’ possible,” and, “the fact that a living entity is, determines what it ought to do.” She writes: “there is only one fundamental alternative in the universe: existence or non-existence—and it pertains to a single class of entities: to living organisms.” also “Man knows that he has to be right. To be wrong in action means danger to his life. To be wrong in person – to be evil – means to be unfit for existence.”
I did not find an analysis in Guardians of Ayn Rand that concerned itself with those basic virtues of ‘existence’ and ‘reason’. I personally find objectivism flawed for focusing on the individual and not on the group but that is a different matter.