Re:We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI
by coldtea on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @03:05AM
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>No; personhood is not a legal fiction (aside from corporate personhood), but a fact independent of our always-slow-to-catch-up legal system.
Didn't say it was a "legal fiction". I said that it's the legal (and cultural recognition) status that matters.
>Take the question and push it a little farther to demonstrate the absurdity: If ELIZA were to be legally granted personhood, would that make you believe ELIZA was capable of sentience?
The point is that inherent personhood is necessary but not sufficient to be a person.
Didn't say it was a "legal fiction". I said that it's the legal (and cultural recognition) status that matters.
>Take the question and push it a little farther to demonstrate the absurdity: If ELIZA were to be legally granted personhood, would that make you believe ELIZA was capable of sentience?
The point is that inherent personhood is necessary but not sufficient to be a person.