[aiethics] Anthropocentric Assumptions

[Richard Wallace]

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



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> 1a. Consciousness (self-awareness, sentience) exists.
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> 1b. Consciousness exists only in humans..
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> 2a.  The assumption that a bot would be violent enough to kill
>  somebody.
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> 2b. This may sound weird but I think that the assumtion would NOT be
violent
> enough
> to kill is anthropocentric too.
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> 3. Neural networks are necessary for intelligence.
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>  4a. There is a distinction between humans and animals.

4b. Only humans, not animals, can reason and make decisions.

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> 5a. The brain is too complex, processes too much data, too fast, and =
has
> such vast storage capacity that no existing or conceivable computer =
could
> duplicate its functions.
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> 5b. The brain is more complex than any computer we can buy today for a
> reasonable price.
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