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In Defense of Artificial Replacement.

Bioethics - 1 Jun 2017

Shiller Derek

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If it is within our power to provide a significantly better world for future generations at a comparatively small cost to ourselves, we have a strong moral reason to do so. One way of providing a significantly better world may involve replacing our species with something better. It is plausible that in the not-too-distant future, we will be able to create artificially intelligent creatures with whatever physical...

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PMID: 28160296
DOI: 10.1111/bioe.12340

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