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I think as long as we still view it as a machine, the issue with never be taken seriously.

• Zhenya 15y ago
  What if the machine starts printing out "NOOO!! Don't turn me off, I'm alive in here" Someone's going to go soft.
  • rbanffy 15y ago
    What if the machine hires a lawyer to represent it?
    • Zhenya 15y ago
      America 2.0
  • nooneelse 15y ago
    Even a chat-bot could be designed to plead for its "life". Perhaps a new version of the Turing test is in order. Two computer programs, each pleading for their continued existence. The human judge/executioner is able to interact with both and has two kill switches, one for each. If one of them isn't turned off in 20 minutes, both will be turned off.
    • pavel_lishin 15y ago
      > Even a chat-bot could be designed to plead for its "life". And people respond emotionally to those. Also, see http://qntm.org/difference http://qntm.org/difference
    • wattsbaat 15y ago
      Except instead of two computer programs, it will be one computer program and one human.
      • adrianN 15y ago
        Chat Battle Royal.
  • eschulte 15y ago
    So on the up side, I think turning it off would be the same as putting it to sleep. The question is do you ever turn it back on...
• jpwagner 15y ago
  You should watch "the measure of a man" episode of TNG...