> I have seen people make what is effectively this argument. Ok, well I think they're foolish. > That's a sci-fi trope. There is no reason that it must be the

> I have seen people make what is effectively this argument. Ok, well I think they're foolish. > That's a sci-fi trope. There is no reason that it must be the case. No, it's not. The reason is that it's not a human brain in a human body. It doesn't think about humans in the same ways that we do (which is already a pretty shit track record). There is no reason to believe it will give a damn about us even if we're trying to make it do so. > That would be more relevant if the ants had created us to be the way we are. sigh I don't think that factor is nearly as relevant as you think it is. So somewhere else I posted that a human child is a better analogy if you think this is so important. Human children often disobey their parents because they believe they know better once they grow up. Now imagine that child is an alien who can out-think a hundred humans and counter every logical argument its parent makes.