There is a difference though: dogs and humans have coevolved for 10000 years. If you breed foxes you may quickly get dog like looks but behavior. But lets assume you can do that faster. It still makes a difference if you breed in isolation or socializing with the humans. You can see the difference with digs and cats. Dogs and humans had to cooperate to succeed at hunting and herding. Cats didn’t. Dogs are social. They feel social emotions such as love, loneliness and jealousy. They help their owners when they are incapacitated (though sometimes they cheat). I think Ryan’s, Daniel’s, and Neel’s estimate might be significantly lower if they think about German Shepherd scientists.
That said, for the purposes of alignment, it’s still good news that cats (by and large) do not scheme against their owner’s wishes, and the fact that cats can be as domesticated as they are while they aren’t cooperative or social is a huge boon for alignment purposes (within the analogy, which is arguably questionable).
There is a difference though: dogs and humans have coevolved for 10000 years. If you breed foxes you may quickly get dog like looks but behavior. But lets assume you can do that faster. It still makes a difference if you breed in isolation or socializing with the humans. You can see the difference with digs and cats. Dogs and humans had to cooperate to succeed at hunting and herding. Cats didn’t. Dogs are social. They feel social emotions such as love, loneliness and jealousy. They help their owners when they are incapacitated (though sometimes they cheat). I think Ryan’s, Daniel’s, and Neel’s estimate might be significantly lower if they think about German Shepherd scientists.
That said, for the purposes of alignment, it’s still good news that cats (by and large) do not scheme against their owner’s wishes, and the fact that cats can be as domesticated as they are while they aren’t cooperative or social is a huge boon for alignment purposes (within the analogy, which is arguably questionable).