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AtomikSamurai310 t1_j9pa9up wrote

In my opinion, this shouldn't even be a debate. AI/robots are programmed to do whatever you tell them to do. Unless you give it some kind of human understanding of emotions and stuff.... realistically we should try to put a cap on what these Robots and AI could do, if they have it free will then we're gonna have to deal with Ultron.

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HarpuasGhost OP t1_j9p7uuy wrote

Submission Statement

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Much of researchers’ and journalists’ concerns about the new AI wave have focused on bots’ potential to generate bad answers and misinformation — and its potential to displace human workers. But David Gunkel, a professor of communication studies at Northern Illinois University, is wrestling with a different question: What rights should robots, including AI chatbots, have?

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“This is a really important question because as soon as you mobilize the word “rights,” people immediately jump to “he must be talking about human rights and giving human rights to robots. This sounds absurd.” And it is, in fact, absurd because we’re not talking about human rights. When we talk about rights, we’re talking about social recognitions that can be either designated in terms of moral philosophy or in terms of law.” - Professor David Gunkel

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"When we talk about robot rights or the rights of AI, we’re talking about social integrations of these technologies for the purposes of protecting our moral and legal institutions. - Professor David Gunkel

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joey_diaz_wings t1_j9p2c07 wrote

We don't need ideological curation, censors, or astroturfed conversations that limit the ideas people can discuss.

It's ultimately beneficial to humanity if people can communicate freely and naturally rather than in the tiny bubble of commercial discourse so ads can be sold. Repeating only permitted ideas is infantile.

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Truth_is_Liberal t1_j9p14jr wrote

We do, and that's one reason even car insurance is so expensive in FL. It's still not expensive enough though. The rest of us are subsidizing Florida residents through higher premiums than we deserve.

I have tons of sympathy for the people of Florida, but their government can go fuck itself. Every single climate change denier there should get strapped to a palm tree during the next hurricane.

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