Rationalists urged to drop deontological 'truthseeking is all that matters' for consequentialism
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-25
@ueaj begs rationalists to stop the deontological "truthseeking is all that matters" framing and act more consequentially—do what creates good outcomes, arguing the current posture doesn't serve AI safety. Aaron Bergman replies that he's fence-sitting: consequentialism is ultimately true and truthseeking is purely instrumental, "but boy does it seem very instrumentally important."
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