On Thursday, 29 October 2015, Jason Resch <[email protected]> wrote:
> At some level, an algorithm cannot be held responsible for its actions > because it was doing the only thing it could do, what it was programmed to > do. At some point between a simplistic algorithm and a human level AI, > however, we seem able to assigning responsibility/culpability. What does an > algorithm minimally have to have before it reaches this point? > > The ability to learn? > Understanding of the consequences of its actions? > Rights that it cares about? > Personhood? > > I am most interested to hear the thoughts of others on this list on this > question. > Consider when we don't hold people responsible for their behaviour: if they have a severe intellectual disability, mental illness or other medical condition which results in them not understanding the consequences of their actions, a corollary of which is that the threat of punishment cannot deter them or others like them. -- Stathis Papaioannou -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
