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>>9689097
This is where we get the Roko's Basilisk crap from, people thinking that a duplicate (in this case simulation) of themselves is somehow them, simply because it shares their nature. Thus they live in fear of the idea that a simulation of themselves might be tortured by some future angry AI god who wants retribution for not aiding in its creation. Again, back to twins, they can share their natures pretty thoroughly, but do not share perspective. Despite the legend of the Corsican twins, you can torture one and the other may never know.

Thus, so long as it doesn't kill me, I don't care what you do with a simulation of me, so long as it isn't identity theft or something that otherwise interferes with my life. Make all the copies of me ya want, kill them all ya want, no skin off my nose.

This is why this whole last season of Black Mirror fell flat for me. I mean, it is cruel to torture potentially sentient simulations, so I can't say I'm all for that (however many NPCs I may kill in vydia, I'd be more hesitant if I thought they might be conscious). At the same time, I'm not concerned that I'm going to experience the pain that a copy of me is.

While I could see where the ability to torture a simulation of someone you hate might be cathartic, as in Black Mirror, it is in no way administrating justice.