AIComputing capacity, moral progress and AI’s value
One user argues that expanding civilization’s computing capacity is an ethical priority, linking knowledge and material prosperity to moral progress. They see current AI mainly as a tool for human goals.
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One user makes an ethical case for expanding civilization’s computing capacity: understanding the universe, creating the material conditions to care for weaker members of society, and shaping the world around intelligent beings’ values. In a follow-up reply, they argue that current large language models lack consistent values and primarily follow user intent. For now, they value these systems largely as tools for human problem-solving—not intrinsically above humans—while remaining open to revising that view.
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Computing capacity, moral progress and AI’s value
One user argues that expanding civilization’s computing capacity is an ethical priority, linking knowledge and material prosperity to moral progress. They see current AI mainly as a tool for human goals.
TLDR
One user makes an ethical case for expanding civilization’s computing capacity: understanding the universe, creating the material conditions to care for weaker members of society, and shaping the world around intelligent beings’ values. In a follow-up reply, they argue that current large language models lack consistent values and primarily follow user intent. For now, they value these systems largely as tools for human problem-solving—not intrinsically above humans—while remaining open to revising that view.