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Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man.
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RE: Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man.
January 31, 2020 at 12:11 am
(January 30, 2020 at 11:49 pm)Ranjr Wrote: That's a tough one.  Where's the fun of robots if we make a rule they can't fight each other?  "Masturbate before any big decision" would work if not for the rule against self abuse.  Humans are good at carrying around conflicting ideas and being blind to their failures.  AI people are definitely gonna need lots and lots of therapy.

If you want to see some conflict between AI and people, go read Greg Benford's Galactic Center series, if you are into SciFi. Even if you aren't, he covers a lot of ground in there on this topic.
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Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man. - by ignoramus - January 28, 2020 at 5:02 am
RE: Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man. - by Ranjr - January 30, 2020 at 9:46 pm
RE: Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man. - by Ranjr - January 30, 2020 at 11:49 pm
RE: Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man. - by Fireball - January 31, 2020 at 12:11 am
RE: Thought experiement# 117. The measure of man. - by Ranjr - January 31, 2020 at 3:09 am

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