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The title for this seems a bit off. The programmers asked the AI what morality is, the AI did not ask what morality is.
by Bedon292 11y ago
The title for this seems a bit off. The programmers asked the AI what morality is, the AI did not ask what morality is.
- sp332 11y agoI wasn't confused by the title, but it wouldn't hurt to rephrase it. Minimally: "Google-built AI was asked what morality is".
- jonwachob91 11y agoHmmm - I see your point. I felt the WSJ title was click-bait-esk so I was going for something else. Suggestions?
- pimlottc 11y agoIt could be read either way. In headlinese, I read it as "Google built AI [was] asked what morality is" EDIT: Previous title was "Google built AI asked what morality is"
- SilasX 11y agoIt's an issue of ambiguity in terse "headline grammar". It's supposed to be read as: "Google-built AI [was] asked what morality is" It's common to use a past-participle and drop the "to be" (copula) in headlines. For example: "Google-built AI surprised by City Hall." It doesn't mean the AI surprised [someone] next to City Hall, but that it is the object of the surprise.