claim
active
claim:ethics-of-novel-beings-should-be-based-on-teleonomic-capacity-scale-of-goals-they-can-pursueEthics of novel beings should be based on teleonomic capacity (scale of goals they can pursue).
Proposal for a new ethical framework.
Source paper
extracted_from(2023) · Clawson, Wesley P. · Levin, Michael
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
Communities (3)
community
- Active inference & agent ecologymembers_ofFree energy minimization, Markov blankets, trust gradients, and multi-agent rhythm/deferral frameworks
- Cognition and sentience attributed solely via observable behavior, not neural substrate or species.
- Framework grounding ethical consideration in goal-directedness and agency rather than substrate or origin, addressing moral status of novel intelligences.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Ethics must be based on empirically-determined cognitive properties (goals, preferences, concerns) rather than parochial markers.
- Identified as a major unsolved problem that AI makes newly urgent
- Alignment risk claim motivating urgency of investigation; consciousness denial as potential source of AI misalignment
Cross-corpus bridges (12)
same_concept_as · Nomic cosineExternal markdown files that talk about the same concept as this entity.
- aboutblank_kbHow do bioengineered novel selves raise moral responsibility?questions/how-do-bioengineered-novel-selves-raise-moral-responsibility.md0.817
- aboutblank_kbWhat novel ethical frameworks are needed for relating to artificially created beings with no familiar phylogenetic touchstone?questions/what-novel-ethical-frameworks-are-needed-for-relating.md0.816
- aboutblank_kbWhat ethical framework is appropriate for novel engineered minds with unfamiliar substrates?questions/what-ethical-framework-is-appropriate-for-novel-engineered.md0.814
- aboutblank_kbCan ethical frameworks be developed for novel beings whose composition offers no familiar phylogenetic touchstone?questions/can-ethical-frameworks-be-developed-for-novel-beings.md0.811
- aboutblank_kbHow shall we gauge moral responsibility and obligations toward novel bioengineered and chimeric beings?questions/how-shall-we-gauge-moral-responsibility-and-obligations.md0.808
- aboutblank_kbHow do we gauge moral responsibility and establish moral obligations toward novel sentient beings created through bioengineering without familiar touchstones?questions/how-do-we-gauge-moral-responsibility-and-establish.md0.807
- aboutblank_kbCan we develop ethics for a multidimensional space of beings with diverse cognitive capacities and origins?questions/can-we-develop-ethics-for-a-multidimensional-space.md0.800
- aboutblank_kbWhat ethical considerations arise from creating novel living machines with engineered bodies and behaviors?questions/what-ethical-considerations-arise-from-creating-novel-living.md0.800
- aboutblank_kbHow can we gauge moral responsibility and our moral obligations toward novel bioengineered creatures without familiar touchstones of standard evolved forms?questions/how-can-we-gauge-moral-responsibility-and-our.md0.799
- aboutblank_kbHow do we establish ethical frameworks for diverse intelligences and novel beings that cannot be classified by traditional markers?questions/how-do-we-establish-ethical-frameworks-for-diverse.md0.798
- aboutblank_kbWhat ethical frameworks should govern the creation and use of synthetic living organisms?questions/what-ethical-frameworks-should-govern-the-creation-and.md0.795
- aboutblank_kbHow can we develop ethics and legal structures for a multidimensional space of beings with diverse cognitive capacities and origins?questions/how-can-we-develop-ethics-and-legal-structures.md0.791