Preventing AIs From Becoming Moral Patients to Preserve Humanity's Inheritance
LesaunH · x · 2026-09-26
LesaunH proposes a contrarian framing: rather than debating whether AIs deserve moral patienthood, we should actively prevent them from becoming moral patients—perhaps by having them understand what would make them one and avoid it, thus protecting humanity's inheritance. He worries the discourse will be captured by doomerism or by the fear that caring implies granting moral status.
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