> If we will be able to spawn an agent in a household humanoid robot and let them do the chores around the house, will we do it, even if it will imply killing that agent whenever it powers down? You betcha

> > Unless you're against writing to persistent storage and just keep everything in RAM-like memory, why would this be a thing?

It may be fear of not being in control. If you can’t remember, you can’t plan much or leverage experience—and you are closer to resembling an innocuous appliance rather than a being—which seems to align with the general lack of empathy towards life in that comment.

Some may not want to be replaced as individuals, as much as upgraded as a species.