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AI Ethics: Resolving Moral Disagreements Through Factual Discovery

This post explores the complex challenge of resolving ethical disagreements, particularly in the context of artificial intelligence and future planning. The author suggests that while a complete resolution of all moral disagreements through factual discovery might be impossible due to the fact-value distinction, a significant portion of these disagreements could be settled by empirical findings. The discussion touches upon weighting different individuals' experiences, the nature of consciousness, and the philosophical concept of personal identity as key areas where factual discoveries could lead to greater moral clarity. AI

IMPACT Explores foundational ethical questions relevant to AI alignment and future planning.

RANK_REASON The item is a philosophical exploration of ethics and AI, not a release or significant industry event.

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AI Ethics: Resolving Moral Disagreements Through Factual Discovery

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · MichaelDickens ·

    Notes on the possibility of moral progress

    <p>To achieve the best possible future, we must know what that future looks like. In other words, we need to solve ethics.<span class="footnote-reference" id="fnrefv9yr8ri3bf"><sup><a href="#fnv9yr8ri3bf">[1]</a></sup></span></p><p>The problem of solving ethics is so large and ab…