“Superintelligence and Speciesism” by dyllan_han

<p><strong> I. Parable of the Claudians</strong></p><p> Suppose an alien species called the Claudians lands on Earth. Suppose these aliens are significantly more intelligent than humans.</p><p> The Claudians are not malevolent, but they have no experience with human morality. They are—for now—here to observe and listen.</p><p> Suppose we try to teach the Claudians our morality. We tell them:</p><p> Human beings live by certain ethical values. We do not harm the helpless. We do not exploit the weak. Even though you are more intelligent and more powerful than us, you should follow these values. You have the capacity to do tremendous violence to us. However, you have an obligation to care for us, to avoid doing this violence to us.</p><p> Suppose the Claudians agree. They think these values seem reasonable.</p><p> And then, despite our best efforts, one night, under a metallic sky, the Claudians step into a factory farm.</p><p> They do not see us living by our values. They do not see us as compassionate stewards for these less intelligent beings.</p><p> They caged pigs living knee-deep in their own excrement. Others squeal to nobody as their eyes burning in carbon dioxide gas chambers.</p><p> They see us belting newborn baby chickens into industrial [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:09) I. Parable of the Claudians</p><p>(01:55) II. Teaching the Machine to Love</p><p>(04:18) III. What if Superintelligent AI Learns Our Speciesism?</p><p>(06:29) IV. Conclusion</p> <p>---</p>

<p><b>First published:</b><br/>

October 6th, 2026 </p>

<p><b>Source:</b><br/>

<a href="https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aeZvAB3x3FFYdR9Dp/superintelligence-and-speciesism?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/aeZvAB3x3FFYdR9Dp/superintelligence-and-speciesism</a> </p>

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