One other point that Iād add, is that these concerns can be complementary. I mention this in a previous post, but building the institutional capacity and legal frameworks to protect potentially novel forms of consciousness from commercial exploitation (even if in this case partly biological) could set important precedents for other forms later. Digital minds should also not be used as mere computational resources, and if framed correctly regulation here could lay groundwork that assists in that effort as well.
One other point that Iād add, is that these concerns can be complementary. I mention this in a previous post, but building the institutional capacity and legal frameworks to protect potentially novel forms of consciousness from commercial exploitation (even if in this case partly biological) could set important precedents for other forms later. Digital minds should also not be used as mere computational resources, and if framed correctly regulation here could lay groundwork that assists in that effort as well.