[aiethics] Thought experiment: Punishment of robots...

[Richard Wallace]

Alicebot AI Ethics Committee - http://www.alicebot.org




> >   First, you're beginning with the assumption that a bot is a
> > self-determined sentient being like we are, which of course it is
> > not (yet).

No, your first assumption is we are self-determined and sentient, unlike
robots.

Sentience, consciousness, self-awareness--are these not anthropocentric
illusions?

The jury is still out on that question.

Rich