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		Xcelerate on June 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem > It's grains of rice that accumulate into a meaningful mass Suppose we could temporarily reduce these grains into something very small. For example, putting a human into deep anesthesia. Is it immoral to destroy their body at that point in time since they are less sentient than an insect? Or do we consider their potential for sentience, as they can hypothetically be removed from the state of anesthesia in the future?

darkerside on June 30, 2022 | [–]

I'd say an interruption in existing sentience is a very different thing. I have different feelings about abortion and euthanasia in brain death.

ryandvm on June 30, 2022 | [–]

Yes, killing sleeping people is immoral.

Xcelerate on July 1, 2022 | | [–]

Being under anesthesia is extremely different than being asleep.

popcube on June 30, 2022 | | [–]

should we have responsibility to maintain a simulation?

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