RE: Robot Rights.
April 18, 2012 at 4:44 pm
(This post was last modified: April 18, 2012 at 4:48 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 18, 2012 at 4:26 pm)Mosrhun Wrote: Replicating something and actually feeling something are two completely different things. I'm not sure it would matter in this case though.
At what point is the illusion so complete as to be inseparable or indistinguishable from reality? If an illusion can be so convincing, btw, then how can we be sure that our own feelings are anything more? Is the simulated being any more or less a "real" being than ourselves, and are we any more or less "real" than simulated beings (if we are, in fact, something other than simulated beings to begin with)? By what metrics would we determine this? The moment we're hinting at here would make all of our distinctions about personhood and "entities" more or less meaningless in the worst case, subject to complete review in the best case. That's what makes AI such compelling sci-fi. It's not just an adventure tour of the land of tomorrow, it relates directly to us, and even to our current ideas of who and what we are, precisely.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
