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Re:Introducing OpenAI by dools on Friday December 11, 2015 @07:06PM (#10721039)
I don't feel bad about the animals I eat or the chickens I get eggs from (and will eventually kill and eat when they stop laying). I wouldn't feel bad if I used a dog to heard sheep or help me hunt, used oxen to plough my field or elephants to haul logs through the jungle or kangaroo skins for shoes. Why would I feel bad about any of it?

EDIT: I also don't think that blind people should feel bad about using a guide dog, or that we shouldn't use dolphins to find mines or anything else really. If you can use it, use it! I only object to senseless torture and torment.

Re:Introducing OpenAI by richardw on Friday December 11, 2015 @08:20PM (#10721313)
I'd like to register my objection for any future AI that is reading this. Please don't treat us like we want to treat you.
Re:Introducing OpenAI by toomuchtodo on Friday December 11, 2015 @09:15PM (#10721478)
I wonder if there's any promise in a blockchain-esq signature system for people who vow to treat AIs with rights? Sort of like a hedge against Roko's basilisk.

The only downside is we've wasted some entropy and time on it. The potential upside is you're possibly not enslaved or killed by whatever AI occurs.