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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by Zhenya on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @03:54PM (#2561495)
What if the machine starts printing out "NOOO!! Don't turn me off, I'm alive in here"

Someone's going to go soft.

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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by nooneelse on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @04:02PM (#2561534)
Even a chat-bot could be designed to plead for its "life".

Perhaps a new version of the Turing test is in order. Two computer programs, each pleading for their continued existence. The human judge/executioner is able to interact with both and has two kill switches, one for each. If one of them isn't turned off in 20 minutes, both will be turned off.

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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by pavel_lishin on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @04:06PM (#2561549)
> Even a chat-bot could be designed to plead for its "life".

And people respond emotionally to those.

Also, see http://qntm.org/difference

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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by wattsbaat on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @04:06PM (#2561551)
Except instead of two computer programs, it will be one computer program and one human.
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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by adrianN on Thursday May 19, 2011 @07:22AM (#2563572)
Chat Battle Royal.
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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by rbanffy on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @03:57PM (#2561509)
What if the machine hires a lawyer to represent it?
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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by Zhenya on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @04:04PM (#2561543)
America 2.0
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Re:Human Brain Project: $1.61 billion to achieve human brain... by eschulte on Wednesday May 18, 2011 @05:03PM (#2561812)
So on the up side, I think turning it off would be the same as putting it to sleep. The question is do you ever turn it back on...
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