'Humans Matter Less Than Insects' Essay Sparks EA Backlash

An essay by Bentham's Bulldog claiming some insects matter more than humans has triggered a backlash against the Effective Altruism movement, with prominent AI-community commenters saying it pushed them to half-sympathize with EA's MAGA critics and rejecting its moral framing of trading animal lives against human lives.

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