Definitions > Antisubstratism
Substratism is a moral preference that discriminates (positively or negatively) certain sentient beings depending on the substrate that has made possible their ability to feel.
Antisubstratism is the rejection of this arbitrary discrimination.
“Anti-substratism” is equivalent to “anti-speciesism“, referred in this case to the idea of substrate instead of to the idea of species. It is unjustified to discriminate morally according to the substrate that supports the sentience, as it is unjustified to discriminate morally according to specie (speciesism), race (racism), sex (sexism), age (ageism) etc.”
– Manu Herrán (“Beings that feel” in spanish, “Seres que sienten”)
References:
- Identifying Plausible Paths to Impact and their Strategic Implications, by Lukas Gloor
- Astronomical suffering from slightly misaligned artificial intelligence
- S-risks: An introduction
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