Ideological fight brewing: 'exclusive' vs 'inclusive' humanism over AI minds
jankulveit · x · 2026-10-02
Reacting to Leigh Phillips' claim that AI will trigger a society-wide humanist revival, jankulveit argues the coming ideological fight splits into two camps: "exclusive humanism," defining humanity in opposition to AIs (often by denying AI sentience, emotions, or minds), and "inclusive humanism," seeking to include AIs as participants in humanity's project (often by arguing for kindness toward AIs and that they have minds). He notes the dispute is still mostly academic but is likely to turn nasty soon.
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