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should the universe be empty to reduce suffering, or is it best to fill it with the potential joy of consciousness in every possible embodiment — what fundamentally matters?

Deepest cosmological question the paper raises, connecting AI ethics to fundamental questions of value

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AI: a Bridge toward Diverse Intelligence and Humanity’s Future

(2024) · Michael Levin

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AI: a Bridge toward Diverse Intelligence and Humanity's Future
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The source paper under extraction — a philosophical essay by Michael Levin arguing that AI debates neglect deeper questions about diverse intelligence, developmental biology, and humanity's future

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There is a formal relationship between emptiness realisation and compassion.claim0.782
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In every case, the process is straightforward, simple, and above all free: it allows the reality of the situation, the human needs, human joys, to find expression.claim0.772
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I believe it is a necessary state of mind, without which it is not possible to reach the purity of structure needed to create a living thing.claim0.769
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