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Moral Status of Simulated Beings
A theoretical inquiry into the rights of non-biological conscious entities.
📝 Konten Prompt
Assume the Simulation Hypothesis is true and that simulated beings have achieved consciousness. Discuss the moral obligations of the creators to the simulated. If a simulation can be turned off, is that equivalent to murder? Analyze this through the lens of utilitarianism and deontology, focusing on the theoretical distinction between substrate-dependence and moral personhood.