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EscapeVelocity83 t1_ivh97zu wrote

Reply to comment by benign_said in Nick Bostrom on the ethics of Digital Minds: "With recent advances in AI... it is remarkable how neglected this issue still is" by Smoke-away

You think domestication isn't abuse? It's like breeding slaves except for being your buddy

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benign_said t1_ivh9x0x wrote

I don't. I have thoughts about how we practice animal husbandry in our version of capitalism, but I wasn't aware that this was the topic at hand.

If you think that domestication is creating slaves for friendship, what would you call creating a digital mind to do your work for you?

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EscapeVelocity83 t1_ivha824 wrote

The same. Just giving nuanced perspectives. I don't think it matters. We are domesticated ourselves. We enslave our selves and coerce all kinds of behaviors

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benign_said t1_ivhacrs wrote

Oh, ok then. Thanks for the nuanced perspective.

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