On Fri, May 3, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > On 03/05/2013 16:43, Matt Mahoney wrote: > >> I know some people *want* to build artificial people. >> >> Eventually that will be easy, but probably pointless and possibly illegal. > > > What will the Japanese folk do for child care, nurses and sex workers then?
They will use robots, of course. There is an important difference between having sex with a very lifelike robot and a human, even if the experience feels the same. You will know it is a robot so you don't have to worry about pregnancy or diseases or it getting jealous or not in the mood. A robot impersonating a person without that person's permission is identity theft. This could present a problem if one of your relatives decided to upload you without you giving permission in your will. Does your estate go to your robotic copy or your other heirs? -- -- Matt Mahoney, [email protected] ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
