[alicebot-aiethics] Botsmut

Mon, 23 Feb 2004 12:16:35 EST

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To clarify: my sister's identification with and empathy for the bot in her 
office was not based upon it being physically realistic or a 'cute' little 
factotum, rather it was a function of the bot's being able to differentiate between 
phrases and intentions and present itself as an intelligent 'being'...for 
example when she asked it if it would like a cookie, it asked her if she meant 
the file that contains information about the user on a computer or the edible 
kind.
Should bots be exempted from humane treatment if they are deemed 'stupid' or 
are they the new marginalized class?

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