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Next, what is effective altruism? Philosopher Peter Singer explains.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vTdXKak-k6zw&t5s
Philosopher Peter Singer explores the impact of AI on animals, using historical parallels of how humans have already used technology to exploit nature. He discusses current applications of AI in factory farming and wildlife management, which already raise ethical concerns.
Singer believes that AI should not only serve human interests, and that we should think about its impact on all sentient beings as we continue to develop it.
It also addresses the philosophical question of AI surpassing human intelligence, potential consciousness and moral status, highlighting the need for government standards similar to animal welfare regulations.
0:00 How will AI and animals coexist?
0:30 Technology has harmed animals in the past
0:55 The current application of AI to animals
1:35 The possible benefits of AI for animals
2:30 p.m. Is AI conscious?
3:25 Will we be able to control AI?
Read the video transcript https://bigthink.com/series/great-question/ai-animals-ethics/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumvideo&utm_campaignyoutube_description
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About Peter Singer:
Peter Singer has been described as the world's most influential philosopher. Born in Melbourne in 1946, he has been a professor of bioethics at Princeton University since 1999. His many books include Animal Liberation – often credited with sparking the modern animal rights movement – Practical Ethics, The Life You Can Save, The Most Good You Can Do. , and ethics in the real world. In 2023, he released Animal Liberation Now, a completely revised and updated version of the 1975 original.
Singer's writings also inspired the movement known as effective altruism, and he is the founder of the charity The Life You Can Save. In 2021, he received the €1 million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy and Culture, which he donated to non-profit organizations working for the causes he supports. In 2023, he received the Frontiers of Knowledge Prize for the Human Sciences, from the Spanish BBVA Foundation.
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