Subj : Re: Al
To   : McDoob
From : boraxman
Date : Mon Apr 11 2022 18:43:37

 Mc>  TM> Artificial Intelligence. What's your thoughts on this subject?
 Mc> 
 Mc> What is considered to be 'artificial intelligence' today does not meet my
 Mc> definition of the phrase. There are no self-aware machines. And that's
 Mc> probably a good thing, if the likes of Terminator or Ex Machina are to
 Mc> be believed.
 Mc> 
 Mc> McDoob
 Mc> SysOp, PiBBS

There are machines which are capable of developing according to algorithms, but actual intelligence, we are a long way from from general intelligence.

Machines can process, but they can't think, not in the broad sense that we can.  I think we're further away from that than we think, and developing such a thing is undesirable.

What if the machine is conscious?  We would then have an obligation to protect it, make sure it doesn't suffer.  People could create conscious entities just to torture them or rule over them as petty tyrants.
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