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At it's heart, ethics isn't a cognitive process, but it's based on an emotional one. We care about domesticated animals because of Oxytocin(OT), the love/conne
by petra 4y ago
At it's heart, ethics isn't a cognitive process, but it's based on an emotional one.
We care about domesticated animals because of Oxytocin(OT), the love/connection hormone:
" Recent reports have indicated the possible contribution of OT to the formation of a social bond between domesticated mammals (dog, sheep, cattle) and humans."[1]
And sure, we'll probably create at some point an artificial creature that will release oxytocin in humans. An it's an interesting question how to design such a machine.
But most AI's ? most likely, we won't feel any strong connection with them.
[1]https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S2079059717030042 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S2079059717030042
- hooverd 4y agoThey're called vtubers.
- origin_path 4y agoMmm, perhaps. I would be very warey of any study of the form "possible contribution of molecule X to high level social process Y", that sounds very far into the junk science danger zone. Dogs came from wolves, originally. Nothing cute or love inducing about those. They were domesticated because they were useful and the warm feelings came later. Sheep, cattle. We raise them for wool, milk and food. It's a purely transactional form of dominance. Very few people would profess love for a cow or a sheep outside of maybe a children's petting zoo.