Sorry if my question was weird.

And no, I am not some human’s pet that just became intelligent and took over their Lemmy account. 😺

  • RovingFox@infosec.pub
    32·
    1 year ago

    They will probably be their own nation with their own laws on what is fair and what is not based on their values. I assume a new sentient specie will not have the same views and values as humans.

    • all-knight-party@kbin.cafe
      20·
      1 year ago

      It’s an interesting idea. If they always were intelligent, then yes, they’d probably have their own nation, or maybe they’d even be integrated with us in a society that accommodates for both of our form factors, but I’m sure there’d be terrible racism concerns because if we’re this bad to people who look relatively similar to each other, then we’d be just terrible to a very different intelligent race.

      But, if they suddenly became sentient through some sci Fi artifact or event, that’d be a whole other thing, and the process and debate of giving them rights and what to do about it would be complex and an ethical minefield on what to do or don’t do. Probably planet of the apes. But with cats and dogs.

    • federalreverse-old@feddit.de
      7·
      1 year ago

      I mostly agree with the comment, however, mammals are already sentient. Our current laws are massively influenced by us not really understanding them and by ideas such as non-humans essentially being “living machines”, created as servants to humanity.

    • Vegoon@feddit.de
      4·
      1 year ago

      They are already sentient but have not the intelligence of a average developed human. Pigs for example are sentient but their intelligence is like that of a 3 year old human.

        • mihor@lemmy.ml
          51·
          1 year ago

          Of course it feels wrong, they’re living creatures. We should develop lab meat as a priority, but for now they must use hormones from cow fetuses to make it grow, which kind of defeats the purpose…

          • richieadler@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
            3·
            1 year ago

            Lab meat would only benefit first world countries. The others would have to pay fortunes for licensing the techniques, and that’s if the developing countries ever get to the point where they can use the process.

      • WarmSoda@lemm.ee
        1·
        1 year ago

        All animals are sentient. Smarts/intelligence is what varies. We got the most of the smarts that we know of.

    • JimmyChanga@lemmy.world
      1·
      1 year ago

      So those who remain in their country of origin, during the first waves of this development, would surely have to be given he right to vote etc?