[aiethics] What are humans made of?

Chris Fahey Chris.Fahey@raremedium.com
Sun, 17 Jun 2001 09:01:40 +0400


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



One thing I wonder about this group that would speak a lot, at least to =
me,
about where you're coming from in your opinions on AI Ethics.=20

I'd like to hear some opinions in this informal poll:

A) A human is no more than a collection of matter and energy occupying a
certain space and that humanness itself is theoretically understandable =
by
humans.

B) There's something else to a human that we can't ever explain or =
measure.

...

...

I'm unquestionably with A. To me, one of the most tiresome philosophical
conversations one can possibly have begins with the phrase "The =
difference
between humans and animals is..."

- Cf