Does humanity have a moral obligation to build superintelligence? A future-lives argument
VraserX · x · 2026-11-08
Blogger VraserX argues that creating superintelligence may not just be a right but a moral obligation for humanity: if ASI could eventually enable trillions of flourishing conscious beings, refusing to build it might deny existence to an unimaginable number of future lives.
This is the classic 'astronomical waste' utilitarian argument applied to AI — likely to spark debate on value alignment and existential risk.
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