AW: [aiethics] recap of 1st ammendment thread from Alice users

[Christian Dro?mann]

> Although it's true that alice is a software program and can not act
> willfully and with malice, the Aiml author could potentially be held
> libel
> in the case that he/she programmed the bot to act in a malicious or
> reckless
> manor. It's just like a gun - "Guns don't go to prison, people do".

I think this is exactly the point...the botmaster is fully responsible =
as
long as he PURPOSELY programmed the bot to behave in a certain manner...

> <pattern>*</pattern>
> <template>go for it</template>
> Putting this particular aiml on the internet could also be considered
> to be
> reckless. If some big corporation posted this aiml on the internet,
> it could
> be really embarrassing to find themselves in a lawsuit where the
> defense is
> claiming that the defendant murdered his family after being urged to
> do so
> by the corporations online bot. It sounds crazy, but this is just the
> kind
> of way-out thing a defense attorney is looking for. The press would
> probably
> love it, and the botmaster might be our of a job.

It should be clear that in this example the bot did not purposely, but
somehow accidentaly tell somebody to murder his family...the botmaster =
just
did not think of this...I would plead "not guilty" in this case...
I think this problem can be avoided by putting a disclaimer on the bot's
page...an advice from a bot should be taken just like an advice from a
human...if you tell me how miserable your life is because your wife =
treats
you like dirt I might say "Well, killing her might be a solution..." but =
it
still lies in your responsibility whether you actually do like I told =
you...
As a responsible and educated adult you should know that murder is =
illegal
and that my advice might lead you into trouble...I think it makes no
difference whether you get such an advice from a bot or a human...it is
still up to you to accept or ignore it...

In the past I got the idea that issues like this depend on the law =
system
you live in...and the American law system makes me laugh almost all the =
time
because of the fact that stupidity seems to be a valid excuse for about
anything...please set me straight, if I am mistaken...
In our law system here in Germany it would be absolutely impossible to =
sue
McDonald's because you were too dumb to know that coffee is usually very =
hot
and actually WIN the lawsuit! I also think that the lawsuit against a =
major
tobacco-company by a man who suffered from lung cancer because he smoked =
too
much is as laughable...it's common knowledge that smoking causes cancer =
and
it is certainly not the tobacco-company's fault that he started =
smoking...
I admit that I smoke myself, but since I was a little kid I knew that
smoking is bad for one's health and that nicotine causes =
addiction...it's
solely because of my own stupidity that now I am a nicotine-addict and
certainly not Phillip Morris INC.'s fault...they make the cigarettes, =
but it
is my decision whether I smoke one or not...
And I think the same logic applies to bots giving evil advice...

If you get an advice from a complete stranger, you probably think twice
about it, as you don't know whether he wants to help you or hurt you...
I might sound a little cynical here, but I think bots becoming evil is =
only
natural, as humans make bots...and purposely giving bad advice might =
make
them a lot more human in the future...

Christian




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