Executive summary: The author argues that AI welfare is an important and neglected area that deserves more attention and resources, as decisions made now about AI systems could have enormous long-term consequences for the wellbeing of digital minds.
Key points:
AI welfare has direct longtermist relevance, with potential to significantly impact the moral value of the future.
Work on AI welfare may have synergies with other longtermist priorities like AI alignment and safety.
Near-term moral considerations support taking AI welfare seriously, as AI systems may soon surpass animals in ethical importance.
The field is highly neglected relative to its potential importance, especially from a practical perspective.
Progress on both philosophical and practical questions related to AI moral patienthood appears tractable.
The author recommends scaling up resources for AI welfare to ~5% of those going to AI safety/alignment.
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Executive summary: The author argues that AI welfare is an important and neglected area that deserves more attention and resources, as decisions made now about AI systems could have enormous long-term consequences for the wellbeing of digital minds.
Key points:
AI welfare has direct longtermist relevance, with potential to significantly impact the moral value of the future.
Work on AI welfare may have synergies with other longtermist priorities like AI alignment and safety.
Near-term moral considerations support taking AI welfare seriously, as AI systems may soon surpass animals in ethical importance.
The field is highly neglected relative to its potential importance, especially from a practical perspective.
Progress on both philosophical and practical questions related to AI moral patienthood appears tractable.
The author recommends scaling up resources for AI welfare to ~5% of those going to AI safety/alignment.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.