I only meant to unpack consequentialism’s definition in order to get a handle on the “world” term. I’m fine with “Consequentialism chooses actions based on their consequences on the world.”.
The distinction is relevant for, for example, whether to care about an AI simulating humans in detail in order to figure out their preferences.
Quantum physics combines amplitudes of equal universe configurations regardless of their history. A quantum computer could arrive in the same state through different paths, some of which had it run morally relevant algorithms.
Even if the distinction is illusory, it seems to be the crux of everyone’s disagreement.
I only meant to unpack consequentialism’s definition in order to get a handle on the “world” term. I’m fine with “Consequentialism chooses actions based on their consequences on the world.”.
The distinction is relevant for, for example, whether to care about an AI simulating humans in detail in order to figure out their preferences.
Quantum physics combines amplitudes of equal universe configurations regardless of their history. A quantum computer could arrive in the same state through different paths, some of which had it run morally relevant algorithms.
Even if the distinction is illusory, it seems to be the crux of everyone’s disagreement.