The next existential catastrophe is likelier than not to wipe off all animal sentience from the planet
Intuitively seems very unlikely.
The Chicxulub impact wiped out dinosaurs but not smaller mammals, fish, and insects. Even if a future extinction event caused a total ecosystem collapse, I would expect that some arthropods will be able to adapt and survive.
I feel a goal-driven, autonomous ASI won’t care much about the majority of non-humans. We don’t care about anthills we trample when constructing buildings (ideally, we should); similarly an ASI would not intentionally target most non-humans — they aren’t competing for the same resources or obstructing the ASI’s goals.
Intuitively seems very unlikely.
The Chicxulub impact wiped out dinosaurs but not smaller mammals, fish, and insects. Even if a future extinction event caused a total ecosystem collapse, I would expect that some arthropods will be able to adapt and survive.
I feel a goal-driven, autonomous ASI won’t care much about the majority of non-humans. We don’t care about anthills we trample when constructing buildings (ideally, we should); similarly an ASI would not intentionally target most non-humans — they aren’t competing for the same resources or obstructing the ASI’s goals.