If the original does not have p-consciousness then it's OK ethically to terminate it, no?
Prove that the p-consciousness transferred uniquely. But - the consciousness may have just been "projected" or sort of stretched across nodes spatially. John > -----Original Message----- > From: Matt Mahoney via AGI [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 2:39 PM > To: AGI > Subject: Re: [agi] [offtopic] The GOERTZEL's latest publication. > > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Logan Streondj <[email protected]> > wrote: > > destructive uploading is completely unethical, > > Ethics is how you feel about something. If I made an exact copy of you (not a > twin, but a copy with the same memories like > http://existentialcomics.com/comic/1 ), then killed the original, it would be > as if nothing had happened. > > But yeah, it would make me feel squeamish too. I only mention this thought > experiment to point out that there is nothing logical about ethics. > > > it would still be identity theft. > > I never claimed otherwise. But here is the problem. We are getting better at > identity theft. We have better AI and better ways to collect data about you. > The issue doesn't go away when the copy is so good that nobody can tell the > difference. There are two copies of you competing for your possessions, and > one of them has to die. > > -- > -- 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
