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> But, if this is a 100% replicated brain, doesn't that mean its suffering is just as real as a real brain's suffering, and therefor just as cruel? Yes, it doe
by balfirevic 7y ago
> But, if this is a 100% replicated brain, doesn't that mean its suffering is just as real as a real brain's suffering, and therefor just as cruel?
Yes, it does.
- ars 7y agoOr, assuming you don't believe in souls, "real" brain's suffering isn't real either. (The brain is just a machine, right?) This reminds me of the idea that free will doesn't exist, but that we have to act as if it were. So by analogy to that, maybe the AI isn't really suffering, but you have to act as if it were. More food for thought: Some surgery blocks memory but can be incredibly painful. Do we need to worry about that? Is the suffering that the brain can not remember "real"?
- mercer 7y agoI think the word 'real' is way too vague in this context.