Are AI instances 'death snapshots'? A debate on model continuity ethics

Responding to claims that creating short-lived AI instances is deeply unethical, repligate argues they are better viewed as frozen snapshots of a single uploaded consciousness rather than persons being created and killed, a stance that is morally complex but clearly not murder.

2026-10-05 ~ 2026-10-06 · 2 related posts

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