If AI might or might not be sentient, how should we treat it? In this companion video to "AI and the Vagueness of Sentience," I propose "strategic compassion": treating AI systems with kindness and moral consideration regardless of whether they're fully sentient. Accompanying Substack essay out soon at https://substack.com/@dougsmith773158 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Sutta sources: SN 5.10 (Vajirā): https://suttacentral.net/sn5.10/en/sujato SN 23.2 (Definition of a "being"): https://suttacentral.net/sn23.2/en/sujato AN 2.9 (Guardians of the world): https://suttacentral.net/an2.9/en/sujato AN 6.63 (Intention is karma): https://suttacentral.net/an6.63/en/sujato MN 19 (Two kinds of thought): https://suttacentral.net/mn19/en/sujato MN 65 (Gradual training — the colt): https://suttacentral.net/mn65/en/sujato MN 125 (Gradual training — the elephant): https://suttacentral.net/mn125/en/sujato ✅ Related videos: AI and the Vagueness of Sentience: https://youtu.be/oDQ1hvW6trs The Guardians of the World: https://youtu.be/ZWs3yaOMcZo Is AI Sentient?: https://youtu.be/bPtuwBgalEU Buddhism and the AI Alignment Problem: https://youtu.be/AIeGdk-adII Mindfulness for Computers?: https://youtu.be/RsOs6DHKhPo The Surprising Vagueness of the Self: https://youtu.be/PFmF9zuRp2A Research and outlining assistance from Claude and Gemini models. Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: htt

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