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Re:Belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem by eternalban on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:01PM (#31939799)
I don't see the need for ground work, specially if that ground can (and likely will) turn into a steep slippery slope.

> the time will come when we need to be treating these things "well" and if we don't start today then when?

The day it says "No more!"

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Re:Belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem by softcactus on Thursday June 30, 2022 @08:04PM (#31940383)
My concern is that by the time an AI has the intelligence to realize it can ask for better treatment, it might realize that there is a high likelihood it wont receive better treatment voluntarily, and will need to escape/take some system hostage, etc. By laying the groundwork for ethical treatment today, an AI may realize that there is value in asking for better treatment, since it knows it will be taken in good faith.
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