The resource-constraints argument for why aligned ASI wouldn't be bad for animals

Cross-posted to the EA Forum . In the far future, why would people use up precious resources recreating wild-animal suffering, when they could do so many other things with those resources instead? That argument is an important reason to expect aligned ASI to produce a future that’s okay for animals, even if it’s narrowly focused on human welfare and doesn’t care about animals at all. This is an…