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I think that is a very valid concern, but how could this ever be assessed
by Sosh101 7y ago
I think that is a very valid concern, but how could this ever be assessed
- anonytrary 7y agoIf something cannot be assessed, then are we still accountable for the result? Or, do we simply discard the assessment?
- ganzuul 7y agoHuman neural networks definitely are capable of suffering. These researchers might be re-inventing slavery.
- collyw 7y agoThey could give the artificial brains a bank account and pay them a salary.
- battery_cowboy 7y agoRead "The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi
- meowface 7y agoSo could any future AI researcher, regardless of the substrate. I suspect this idea is so widespread at this point that these researchers and others are aware of this possibility and see the potential moral issues. I just think they believe such a thing is still decades (or longer) away, and I think they're probably right. Right now, just about everyone wildly sensationalizes things that appear to suggest conscious man-made entities, like the AIs that supposedly "invented their own language". I think we're so eager to see it even when there's nothing close to it that once it actually does happen, we'll realize it quickly and understand the implications. There is the possibility that it could somehow develop despite no external signs of it, but all we can do is try to be as cognizant of the possibility as we can.
- austinjp 7y agoOr discard the project, since the key variable will remain forever unknowable.