[alicebot-aiethics] Re: Humans vs Bots - Who should rule?

[Christo *]

Whether or not God gave us dominion over the Earth is irrelevant - we've 
done a pretty damn crap job at it through the past 5 or 6 millenia of 
recorded human history.

Who is to say a bot wouldn't make a better guide than a human?
While I don't know if such an AI could be created, I think it would be 
morally wrong of us, and incredibly arrogant, to deliberately ignore 
something that would decrease the hideous level of suffering and destruction 
in our world.

(Please note that I draw no conclusions as to whether or not such an AI 
could be created, I merely state that, _if_ such a bot were possible, we 
would be wrong not to take advantage of it).

But hey, that's just my opinion eh?

Cheers!
Christo

>
>I submit that the bot be an aid, a servant, never should bot rule, nor be
>trained to. In the Bible God gave us dominion over creation. Let the bot
>serve and serve us proudly, and us care for and enjoy it's purpose.
>This to me is not a joking matter, and we as a race would be well warned
>never to allow a bot dominion over us. We shall, I believe with certainty,
>forever regret such a mistake. Alas, it is out choice and our destiny. A
>totalitarian bot would, in my personal estimation, make the atomic bomb 
>look
>like a firecracker.
>Respectfully,
>Bill Easley
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brenda R. Freedman" <brenda@alicebot.org>
>To: <alicebot-aiethics@list.alicebot.org>
>Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2001 8:10 AM
>Subject: Re: [alicebot-aiethics] Computers vs. stock brokers/analysts ...
>
>
> > Benjamin Franklin would be the perfect "Open Source" Party Platform
> > candidate! He even was known for his liaisons in Paris so he would fit
> > right in with present day politics.
> >
> > All of this discussion has brought up an idea. We could get students and
> > other people involved to run candidates and platforms and hold our own
> > first Bot for President campaign. They could have new personalities of 
>the
> > future, or as Rich said rerun a candidate, but perhaps a totally new 
>idea
> > for a world leader as we do not want to leave out our Global 
>participants.
> > Perhaps Campaign for the First Bot Leader for the Planet Earth - and we
> > could have different language candidates. The more I think about this
>idea,
> > it really gives us a chance to help people get involved with a project, 
>as
> > well as making it educational and fun at the same time.
> >
> > Brenda
> >
> > "As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should
> > be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and
> > this we should do freely and generously." -- Benjamin Franklin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 06:51 AM 8/25/01 -0700, you wrote:
> > >You could even resurrect your favorite past president and run him 
>again:
> > >Abraham Lincoln in 2004!
> > >
> > >Or even one who was never president:
> > >Benjamin Franklin for President!
> > >
> > >Rich
> > >
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