Do you think it is likely that humans will run sentient simulations in the future? It could be that wild animal brain simulations and “suffering subroutines” dominate future expected utility calculations.
Sure, any subroutines could exist in the future. In artificial worlds, the range of possible experience should be much larger than presently. The incentives for researching and developing entertainment should by much larger than for engineering psychological harm. Generalisations from the natural world wouldn’t necessarily follow to simulations, but on the inside view, net flourishing is expected.
Do you think it is likely that humans will run sentient simulations in the future? It could be that wild animal brain simulations and “suffering subroutines” dominate future expected utility calculations.
Sure, any subroutines could exist in the future. In artificial worlds, the range of possible experience should be much larger than presently. The incentives for researching and developing entertainment should by much larger than for engineering psychological harm. Generalisations from the natural world wouldn’t necessarily follow to simulations, but on the inside view, net flourishing is expected.