# Moral Attitudes of Sentient ASI towards Humanity and Implications for AGI Development

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.14998 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2607.14998/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 4 of its 38 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 16 Jul 2026.

## Builds on (most cited first, 4 of 4)

- [Superintelligent Agents Pose Catastrophic Risks: Can Scientist AI Offer a Safer Path?](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.15657/) (2025)
- [A Mulching Proposal](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1908.06166/) (2019)
- [Peer-Preservation in Frontier Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2604.19784/) (2026)
- [Initial results of the Digital Consciousness Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2601.17060/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper suggests the adoption of a novel inversion in AI ethics: instead of asking how humans should treat artificial superintelligence (ASI), it examines how future sentient ASI may morally consider and evaluate humanity. We are not only designing intelligent systems but also shaping the initial conditions under which those systems form judgments about us. The paper proposes a preliminary set of post-human moral principles that may govern sentient ASI actions. The implication is that technical design choices (some are suggested), humanity's moral behaviour, and the essence of what it means to be human, may influence humanity's long-term standing in a post-ASI world.