A lot has been written about “ai”, decades and generations ago. I’m not sure if anyone considered the impact on human emotions in a manner that’s toxic and widespread.
I’m just thinking of a future story where a portion of the population are so traumatized by conversations with machines that they escape their realities in various ways. People talking with computers as if they’re human seems very dystopian from the start. The next ten yers is going to be wild.
But also, this is a damn good start to the Thought Police. Imagine if a government gained access to these logs. Actually, I’d be surprised if the US govt didn’t already have access to twitter. They’re already cracking down on free speech that criticizes them / him.
Ummdustry@sh.itjust.works
on 29 Aug 12:59
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I mean, some of Isaac Asimov’s stories was about robots trying to decide if the emotional harm they caused breached the first law.
Still though, Asimov imagined every chatbot would be a big bulky robot, not a tiny app in your pocket.
Currently re-reading the Robot series, and I’m really surprised at how relevant they are right now, especially considering they were written some 70-odd years ago.
JackbyDev@programming.dev
on 30 Aug 15:21
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I’m curious how they interpret things like medical procedures that harm a human but are ultimately good. Like setting a bone or a simple vaccination.
In general they weigh the immediate harm against long-term benefits, but a lot of edge cases are discussed during the various short stories, like cases where there are only harmful outcomes.
They are definitely worth a read!
JackbyDev@programming.dev
on 30 Aug 21:18
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I might check them out. I’ve recently began playing Space Station 14 and cyborgs as well as the ship’s AI have to follow the Asimov laws (except it’s “crew” instead of humans).
it always troubles me that people have forgotten this; we’re already well past the point of wondering if the US gov’t has our data, but we still wondering if they do somehow.
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A lot has been written about “ai”, decades and generations ago. I’m not sure if anyone considered the impact on human emotions in a manner that’s toxic and widespread. I’m just thinking of a future story where a portion of the population are so traumatized by conversations with machines that they escape their realities in various ways. People talking with computers as if they’re human seems very dystopian from the start. The next ten yers is going to be wild.
But also, this is a damn good start to the Thought Police. Imagine if a government gained access to these logs. Actually, I’d be surprised if the US govt didn’t already have access to twitter. They’re already cracking down on free speech that criticizes them / him.
I mean, some of Isaac Asimov’s stories was about robots trying to decide if the emotional harm they caused breached the first law. Still though, Asimov imagined every chatbot would be a big bulky robot, not a tiny app in your pocket.
Currently re-reading the Robot series, and I’m really surprised at how relevant they are right now, especially considering they were written some 70-odd years ago.
I’m curious how they interpret things like medical procedures that harm a human but are ultimately good. Like setting a bone or a simple vaccination.
Depends on the programming
In general they weigh the immediate harm against long-term benefits, but a lot of edge cases are discussed during the various short stories, like cases where there are only harmful outcomes. They are definitely worth a read!
I might check them out. I’ve recently began playing Space Station 14 and cyborgs as well as the ship’s AI have to follow the Asimov laws (except it’s “crew” instead of humans).
Edward Snowden basically proved they did with his revelation of the PRISM program plus the NSA’s use of backdoors in 2013.
it always troubles me that people have forgotten this; we’re already well past the point of wondering if the US gov’t has our data, but we still wondering if they do somehow.