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		Houshalter on March 22, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hostile AI: You're soaking in it Because perhaps cows don't value the number of cows, but the average quality of life. Or something more complex than that.

gwern on March 22, 2014 [–]

I find it hard to believe that cows care much about the average, and there's good reason that average utilitarianism is not very popular in population ethics.

Houshalter on March 23, 2014 | [–]

I find it hard to believe that cows would be grateful for you overpopulating them and eating them.

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