[aiethics] Re: ethics list

[Dekker Dreyer]

Well, I guess I've solved it.

You're right Christian, the American court system is a little silly. =
However
the basis for our system is one of nondiscrimination. All cases, no =
matter
how stupid have the right to be heard and tried by a juror of one's =
peers.
The reason that a global audience may think the system is more foolish =
then
it is is because the Mcdonald's coffee type cases get a lot of =
attention.
Our national press picks up on these types of cases because of the old
adage, "Dogs bites man is common, man bites dog is news." The events of =
such
cases are so far removed from the general day to dealings of our court
system that they are deemed news worthy. From an outsider, or foreign
perspective, I can easily see how hearing about law suits like the
aforementioned could taint one's opinion. I for one know nothing about =
the
German court system, but I'd be very interested in learning.

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Technology, like what we're all trying to nurture systems like ALICE =
into,
is going to be a hot bed of political and philosophical debate in the =
years
to come. Mainly because this technology challenges the fundamentals of =
how
human intellect is thought of. Will we surrender our humanity by =
creating
entities in our own image? Questions like this scare people. As thinkers =
and
scientists we have confidence in the longevity of humanity, we don't =
share
the same fears as those who might not understand the nobility of our =
goals.
That is why we must first and foremost educate. Only through a public
awareness can we as vanguards of this technology defend ourselves and =
our
ideas against exploitations like merritless law suits.






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