On a longtermist POV, if you think humanity will soon be in a position to create or spread consciousness on a huge scale and has a decent chance of making a hard to reverse decision (e.g. sending out autonomous self-replicating conscious entities, either animal or artificial), knowing more soon about consciousness might be very important.
In the shorter term, knowing more will help animal advocates prioritize between species.
Besides QRI, check out Rethink Priorities and ASENT.
On a longtermist POV, if you think humanity will soon be in a position to create or spread consciousness on a huge scale and has a decent chance of making a hard to reverse decision (e.g. sending out autonomous self-replicating conscious entities, either animal or artificial), knowing more soon about consciousness might be very important.
In the shorter term, knowing more will help animal advocates prioritize between species.
Besides QRI, check out Rethink Priorities and ASENT.
I’m not sure why your answer is so full of repetition, but I will definitely check those orgs out, thanks!
Woops, fixed.
QRI = the Qualia Research Institute
https://​​qualiaresearchinstitute.org