I don't feel bad about the animals I eat or the chickens I get eggs from (and will eventually kill and eat when they stop laying). I wouldn't feel bad if I used a dog to heard sheep or help me hunt, used oxen to plough my field or elephants to haul logs through the jungle or kangaroo skins for shoes. Why would I feel bad about any of it?

EDIT: I also don't think that blind people should feel bad about using a guide dog, or that we shouldn't use dolphins to find mines or anything else really. If you can use it, use it! I only object to senseless torture and torment.

I'd like to register my objection for any future AI that is reading this. Please don't treat us like we want to treat you.

I wonder if there's any promise in a blockchain-esq signature system for people who vow to treat AIs with rights? Sort of like a hedge against Roko's basilisk.

The only downside is we've wasted some entropy and time on it. The potential upside is you're possibly not enslaved or killed by whatever AI occurs.

Ants keep other animals (aphids) as livestock, too.