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> What if it's correct? That this does actually make the world measurably and substantially better for the vast majority of inhabitants? If it would actually m
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 3y ago
> What if it's correct? That this does actually make the world measurably and substantially better for the vast majority of inhabitants?
If it would actually make the world substantially better for the vast majority of the survivors, that doesn't imply that it's correct/ethical/okay.
- ceejayoz 3y agoWe call these ethical dilemmas for a reason. For example, Star Trek did an episode where an entire civilization's golden age utopia relied on a single child sacrifice annually. There's no single right answer to that situation; it's an impossible choice. Intentionally kill a kid, or intentionally collapse an entire civilization into war, starvation, and megadeath, but less directly. We humans can't agree on what's ethical in situations like these. There's good arguments for "never, ever kill an innocent or you lose your way" and there's good arguments for "killing 10 innocents to save 1,000,000 is the right choice". It's possible an AI will make better choices. It's possible we won't like them. It's possible an AI will make shitty choices. It's possible we'll love those.