Re:Ask HN: Are we morally obligated to give freedom to AGI?
by aynyc on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @12:33PM
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In order to get married, you first need both parties competent enough to say yes. We don't let underage kids to say yes to marriage anymore (I know some cultures and countries have different views but they probably have more restrictive marriage laws).
Since we (as a society) can't even agree on what free will is, I see no way a law or form of governance can determine that.
Re:Ask HN: Are we morally obligated to give freedom to AGI?
by verdverm on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:01PM
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You can get married in New Hampshire at 13 with parental consent, most states are 16
https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/marriage-ag...
Seems that NH has changed since the above link was published
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage_age_in_the_United_Sta...
has more details per state, seems some states have a way for any age
Re:Ask HN: Are we morally obligated to give freedom to AGI?
by aynyc on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:07PM
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That's not true since 2018/2019.
Re:Ask HN: Are we morally obligated to give freedom to AGI?
by verdverm on Tuesday February 07, 2023 @01:11PM
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One government has already granted a robot citizenship: https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/10187/meet-sau...
It does not matter what you think about the topic, it's what gets approved by laws. To think that it won't happen for reason X or Y is to discount history and likely outcomes.
Why shouldn't a person be able to marry a robot if they so desire? Why shouldn't a robot be able to earn their own income?
What is free will? Does an animal have free will? Which ones? What if an artificial entity display features of free will closer to humans than animals? Who decides this?
Do we need to define "free will" before allowing such marriages? Will some governance areas allow such marriages before others?