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LanternWaste

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3. We're a weird, inconsistent, rationalizing species.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Apr 15, 2015, 03:02 PM

Apr 2015

Seems there are some tools we deem ethical to use to kill others while other tools are considered unethical for the same purpose. We're a weird, inconsistent, rationalizing species (although I'm the first to admit I'm using the classical definition of Autonomous Machine rather than the creative, speculative definition)

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Should we let robots kill on their own? [View all] Renew Deal Apr 2015 OP

Oh noes! I skeered shenmue Apr 2015 #1

No, of course not. nt bananas Apr 2015 #2

We're a weird, inconsistent, rationalizing species. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #3

What makes this different is that the robots would make their own decisions about who to kill. Renew Deal Apr 2015 #4

Classical definition, rather than the sci-fi-inspired definition. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #9

Can't be worse than what we have. Downwinder Apr 2015 #5

Not really a question of should The2ndWheel Apr 2015 #6

Why not? We let cops do that all the time. MindPilot Apr 2015 #7

Which will win in the fight between them? One_Life_To_Give Apr 2015 #8

Probably not yet. Donald Ian Rankin Apr 2015 #10