EA blog claiming "insects matter more than people" draws fierce AI-safety backlash
MarvinTBaumann · x · 2026-09-20
- Blogger Benthamsbulldog published a piece arguing "insects matter more than people in the aggregate," defending the position against a critic.
- @thedimitri quote-tweeted it as an example of Effective Altruism thinking, arguing such people want to dictate the moral framework for superintelligent AI because they believe they're better equipped to define a life worth living.
- A snapshot of the ongoing EA/AI-safety moral-philosophy culture war.
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