--- Derek Zahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matt Mahoney writes:> Below is a program that can feel pain. It is a > simulation of a programmable> 2-input logic gate that you train using > reinforcement conditioning.
> Is it ethical to compile and run this program? Well, that is a good question. Ethics is very complex. It is not just a question of inflicting pain. Is it ethical to punish a child for stealing? Is it ethical to swat a fly? Is it ethical to give people experimental drugs? (Apologies for posting the program twice. My first post was delayed several hours). -- Matt Mahoney, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- This list is sponsored by AGIRI: http://www.agiri.org/email To unsubscribe or change your options, please go to: http://v2.listbox.com/member/?member_id=231415&user_secret=e9e40a7e
