Interesting. I’m inclined to say a world where you save lives would decrease existential risks—more time to focus on AI alignment and combat global warming when we there is less death. But generally, I think we should be really, really worried when speculative moral philosophy tells us to ignore drowning children.
Interesting. I’m inclined to say a world where you save lives would decrease existential risks—more time to focus on AI alignment and combat global warming when we there is less death. But generally, I think we should be really, really worried when speculative moral philosophy tells us to ignore drowning children.