I agree, this is a real potential mode of failure. I do think there are ways to patch this loophole though. For example clones of a given entity could be considered part of the same entity rather than distinct entities. Attempts to forcibly align non-clone progeny with oneself would raise significant human rights concerns, and could reasonably considered to be a violation of the Universal Rights discussed in the AI 2040 Epilogue (that idea of Universal Rights is a part of the Epilogue that I do strongly agree with, even though I do disagree with other parts, as discussed in my post).
P.S. Quick more general note: the purpose of this post isn’t as much to defend those specific two proposals (which, as discussed earlier, are just a couple ideas I thought of off the top of my head). It’s more about arguing “no, a permanent underclass is not okay, and it is a solvable problem.”
I agree, this is a real potential mode of failure. I do think there are ways to patch this loophole though. For example clones of a given entity could be considered part of the same entity rather than distinct entities. Attempts to forcibly align non-clone progeny with oneself would raise significant human rights concerns, and could reasonably considered to be a violation of the Universal Rights discussed in the AI 2040 Epilogue (that idea of Universal Rights is a part of the Epilogue that I do strongly agree with, even though I do disagree with other parts, as discussed in my post).
P.S. Quick more general note: the purpose of this post isn’t as much to defend those specific two proposals (which, as discussed earlier, are just a couple ideas I thought of off the top of my head). It’s more about arguing “no, a permanent underclass is not okay, and it is a solvable problem.”