One is to interpret this claim as causal—“the things that cause AGI to go well for humans also cause AGI to go well for animals”.
In general, my concern here is something like “AGI gets aligned primarily based on 2025-era human values by imitation learning and doesn’t magically converge on my ideal philosophy”. I think what happens to animals after that would be fairly contingent on human moral evolution.
Another is to interpret the claim as evidentiary—“what happens to animals conditional only on things going well for humans by any means?” In this sense, we likely do have ensuing transformative economic growth and rapid technological advancement, which likely shifts society away from factory farming. Especially as society becomes primarily digital and/or spacefaring, factory farming likely is not economically suited for that. Though I think this is far from guaranteed.
I’m hedging between both these interpretations, which is why I end up somewhere in the middle.
There are two ways to interpret this claim.
One is to interpret this claim as causal—“the things that cause AGI to go well for humans also cause AGI to go well for animals”.
In general, my concern here is something like “AGI gets aligned primarily based on 2025-era human values by imitation learning and doesn’t magically converge on my ideal philosophy”. I think what happens to animals after that would be fairly contingent on human moral evolution.
Another is to interpret the claim as evidentiary—“what happens to animals conditional only on things going well for humans by any means?” In this sense, we likely do have ensuing transformative economic growth and rapid technological advancement, which likely shifts society away from factory farming. Especially as society becomes primarily digital and/or spacefaring, factory farming likely is not economically suited for that. Though I think this is far from guaranteed.
I’m hedging between both these interpretations, which is why I end up somewhere in the middle.
Are you setting aside wild animals?
No
Oh good, I have no objection then. Well played.