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If machines develop a conscious; then at that point, by definition, they should be self-aware enough to recognise that they are a machine; ergo our definition a
by _s 9y ago
If machines develop a conscious; then at that point, by definition, they should be self-aware enough to recognise that they are a machine; ergo our definition and understanding of "life" itself is something that needs to change, no?
For the time being I think there will always be a clear divide between biological life (as we know it currently), and "virtual" or machine life, as we create it - I think these ethical questions will come in to play when the two become intermixed enough to not be distinguishable one way or another, which I think is still a far way off.
The reason I say the above is just based on our history as a species, and our current treatment of biological life - I think "virtual" life will likely be treated as 2nd class compared to biological life, at least at the beginning.
- wst_ 9y agoBy what definition? Could you point to any resource that defines such case? I am seeing it completely opposite. Assuming they gain a self awareness, they would know nothing about server they are living on. They wouldn't know a thing about our world or about the player. They'd think that their world is the one and, if any, will see other servers or our world as some sort of "heaven" or another dimension. Would you know if our universe would run on some server? That is, unless someone told them that they have been created for a sake of entertainment and will die as soon as player is bored enough to uninstall the game. Which would probably make them behave completely different than expected, since they would know they aren't "real". Not to mention that it would simply be a cruel thing to do, considering above mentioned assumption.