Reading Group & Discussion: Utilitarianism, Eigenism and Virtue Ethics

​We'll be reading and discussing Eigenism: Ethics for a Human-AI Future, alongside Dan Hendrycks' related essay Suicidal Compassion: How Utilitarianism at AI Companies Endangers Humanity, and using virtue ethics as a contrasting framework for thinking about AI values and character.

​Paper: Eigenism: Ethics for a Human-AI Future
Related reading: Suicidal Compassion

​Session Structure:

​18:00-18:10: Introductions - please arrive on time!
18:10-18:50: silent paper reading (Please bring your own device to read on)
18:50-19:30: group discussion

​Useful Links:

​Discussion doc - add your notes and questions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IkX9gzoFb4b1uJ5gjqXw4ymTmQZD_tgKoX7_DPwiAKc/edit?tab=t.hdc9vfm72p4

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