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Anyone else annoyed by questions that are designed to be provocative but come out making no sense at all?
by detcader 17y ago
Anyone else annoyed by questions that are designed to be provocative but come out making no sense at all?
- amichail 17y agoA computer with good morals might prevent you from cheating on an assignment, spamming a forum, etc. And there would be social pressure to buy a computer with good morals -- as they would reflect on you. Think of a computer as a friend.
- detcader 17y agoWhat are "good morals"? Morality is completely subjective. I would say, to humor the inquirer, that computers already have morals: the morals of their users. They already make content filter software. What the question seems to be asked is "can we make smarter content filters" which is probably true though it's not as interesting to ask it that way.
- amichail 17y agoYou could specify the sorts of morals you would like pre-programmed into your computer when you buy it. There would be social pressure to pick morals that reflect well on you.
- ErrantX 17y agoYour calling this morals; but really all your talking about is decisional logic. Any morals are just your own by proxy.
- electromagnetic 17y agoOr looking at porn or having swear words displayed on the screen. I'm sorry this is complete bullshit, morals on a computer are the equivalent of censorship on TV. I think the majority of people on this planet are mature and responsible enough to handle the internet, if you're not you shouldn't rely on an arbitrary third party or program you should simply avoid the internet. Why should I buy a computer that reflects well on me? Why are you proposing extending peer-pressure out of high school and into the tech-world. It's ludicrous.