On 10/2/23 07:33, Christian Swertz via nettime-l wrote:
But I would really like to learn more about the idea that an AI might be
free. I've heard this quite often, but never understood the concept. Can
somebody help me?
It could possibly have to do with the concepts of the "earth rights
movements", which seek to decenter the perception and legal treatment of
"the environment" from the "white colonial gaze" where humans, starting
with "the White Male", is on top and in the centre and most important,
and where everyone and everything else is subordinate.
For instance:
"...Earth Law is the idea that ecosystems have the right to exist,
thrive, and evolve—and that Nature should be able to defend its rights
in court, just like people can.
Despite decades of environmental legislation, Earth’s health continues
to decline. Because our current laws protect Nature only for the benefit
of people and corporations, profit usually takes priority over Nature.
Even when environmental issues are brought to court, people must prove
that the environmental damage violates their own rights since the
environment has no rights of its own...".
From https://www.earthlawcenter.org/
Interesting stuff in that work, chipping away at the liberal,
jurisprudential foundation of the "western world order", but if that is
what "freedoms of AIs" is about- having rightful status like rivers,
woods, mountains etc. - then it seems to me that the idea of subjection
is sensible: the entire technological dimension should be under
conscious human control, maintaining it in service of humanity and the
rest of the complex web of life in which we live.
Setting it free.... Well, it was tried and tested with fossil fuels and
automobiles with at best "mixed success".
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