OOTS #1172 - The Discussion Thread

[Squire Doodad]

I wonder, is gaining the capability to commit suicide and/or murder a sign of a developing artificial intelligence?
And if so, is it a step into the right direction?
It certainly is a natural reaction to the given task, though.

What I'm saying is, keep those chat bots the Hel away from the nukes.

I want to make a joke about an air vent being sealed to stop anything from blowing, but its too soon for that.

That's Groucho Marx, not the other Marx currently in vogue, young people.

Marx that young people would know?

Sure, but course and destination are very different things. You can't sign a contract with illegal clauses and suddenly they're not illegal anymore; if I hire you in Alabama and you agree to work for fifty cents an hour, regardless that we both signed a contract for it, it's still illegal and I'm still not allowed to do that.

If I remember correctly, I think "an illegal/amoral/inhumane contract is still illegal/amoral/inhumane" is one of the key reasons why people dislike Nozick's philosophy and how it would end up working. That's kind of a good half hour drive away from this subject though.