> From: Jiri Jelinek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 2:07 AM, John G. Rose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >there are many computer systems now, domain specific intelligent ones > where their life is more > important than mine. Some would say that the battle is already lost. > > For now, it's not really your life (or interest) vs the system's life > (or interest). It's rather your life (or interest) vs lives (or > interests) of people the system protects/supports. Our machines still > work for humans. At least it still seems to be the case ;-)). If we > are stupid enough to develop very powerful machines without equally > powerful safety controls then we (just like many other species) are > due for extinction for adaptability limitations. >
It is where the interests of others is more valuable than an individual's life. Ancient Rome had the entertainment interests of the masses at a higher value than those being devoured by lions in the arena. I would say that computers and machines interests today in many cases now are of similar relational circumstances in some cases. Our herd mentality makes it easy for rights to be taken away and at the same time it is accepted and defended as necessary and an improvement. Example - anonymity and privacy = gone. Sounds paranoiacal but there are many that agree on this. It is an icky subject, easy to ignore, and perhaps something that hinders technological "progression". John ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=120640061-aded06 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
