Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with...
If the sole intent is to get their intelligence up just so that they can consent s-- than no, very unethical.
EDIT: Twitter-poisoned take aside, there’s too much human supremacy involved for it to be a good idea in any context. Hell, even just thinking about evolution as being a progression has some pretty fashy undertones that are no doubt going to quickly end up decaying into eugenics.
If the sole intent is to get their intelligence up just so that they can consent s-- than no, very unethical.
EDIT: Twitter-poisoned take aside, there’s too much human supremacy involved for it to be a good idea in any context. Hell, even just thinking about evolution as being a progression has some pretty fashy undertones that are no doubt going to quickly end up decaying into eugenics.