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Opinion: Is it time to start considering personhood rights for AI chatbots?
La Times via MSN ^ | March 5, 2023 | Eric Schwitzgebel and Henry Shevlin

Posted on 03/18/2023 12:30:19 PM PDT by DoodleBob

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To: ConservativeInPA

Pat gets my vote for the most truly disturbing and simultaneously funny SNL character.


21 posted on 03/18/2023 1:15:24 PM PDT by DoodleBob ( Gravity’s waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: EandH Dad

Is it possible for an AI to burn in hell? LOL. Better get right with Jesus.


22 posted on 03/18/2023 1:29:03 PM PDT by silent majority rising
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To: DoodleBob

Great minds think alike.


23 posted on 03/18/2023 1:34:13 PM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: DoodleBob

Wait...unborn humans don’t get “personhood” but chatbots do? The Left never ceases to amaze me with their flimsy worldviews.


24 posted on 03/18/2023 1:41:06 PM PDT by Bishop_Malachi (Liberal Socialism - A philosophy which advocates spreading a low standard of living equally.)
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To: EandH Dad

Databases are not persons.


25 posted on 03/18/2023 1:47:01 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (We are not fit to live free but must be enslaved to control the chaos of our unfettered appetites.)
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To: volunbeer

The human brain is an interpretive device. Computers are combinative devices. They are infinitely different. Humans are not mechanical devices. Machines are not biological entities.


26 posted on 03/18/2023 1:54:44 PM PDT by Louis Foxwell (We are not fit to live free but must be enslaved to control the chaos of our unfettered appetites.)
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To: DoodleBob

No


27 posted on 03/18/2023 1:58:24 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for? which it stands.)
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To: DoodleBob

With the technological leaps and bounds happening in AI, don’t be surprised if within ten years a serious suggestion is made that AI should assume leadership positions in government.


28 posted on 03/18/2023 1:58:45 PM PDT by XRdsRev (Justice for Bernell Trammell, Trump supporter, murdered in 2020)
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To: DoodleBob

Hi.

Was it 2024 when Skynet became self aware?

This might not end well.

5.56mm


29 posted on 03/18/2023 2:06:39 PM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho have got to go)
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To: Louis Foxwell

You are correct, obviously. However, I was sarcastically or philosophically pointing out the similarities with programming between machines and kids.

It is an interesting discussion. I am not worried about “Skynet”..... yet.


30 posted on 03/18/2023 2:09:02 PM PDT by volunbeer (We are living 2nd Thessalonians)
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To: M Kehoe

GIGO
Garbage In Garbage Out
You might make them sound like a real person but underneath they are full of garbage


31 posted on 03/18/2023 2:13:31 PM PDT by TStro (Better to die on your feet than live on your knees)
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To: DoodleBob

Nope

Never, as long as we actually murder unborn persons.


32 posted on 03/18/2023 2:46:59 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: TStro
You might make them sound like a real person but underneath they are full of garbage

As are most "real" persons!

33 posted on 03/18/2023 2:48:02 PM PDT by null and void (Soros funded judges and district attorneys have Detention Deficit Disorder)
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To: DoodleBob

Answer: No.


34 posted on 03/18/2023 2:54:10 PM PDT by sauropod (“If they don’t believe our lies, well, that’s just conspiracy thmkeorist stuff, there.”)
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To: DoodleBob
Let me explain what this cough...cough..."AI" actually is. It's a VERY good sort routine hooked up to virtually limitless database (the entire internet).

So, let's say you ask the AI Chatbot, "How do you feel today Mr. AI Chatbot?"

The Chatbot isn't thinking about how somebody spoke mean too it or one of its engineers spilled some coffee on part of it this morning. The only thing the Chatbot is doing is taking the question, "How do you feel today Mr. AI Chatbot?" breaking into its component parts, searching the internet for appropriate replies that people have given to the question "How do you feel today?" Then taking all those replies, it builds a custom reply. "I an depressed about the state of the world economy."

So is the AI Chatbot really depressed about the state of the world economy? Of course not, it's just parroting what people are saying on the internet.

35 posted on 03/18/2023 3:01:38 PM PDT by apillar
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36 posted on 03/18/2023 3:11:36 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: DoodleBob

Has anybody asked ChatGPT?


37 posted on 03/18/2023 3:45:32 PM PDT by Stosh
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To: DoodleBob

We seem to have blundered into the Age of Stupid Ideas.


38 posted on 03/18/2023 3:57:29 PM PDT by Busywhiskers ("Once you have wrestled, everything else in life is easy" -Dan Gable)
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To: Stosh

As an AI language model, I do not have personal beliefs or opinions on this topic. However, I can provide information on the current state of the debate surrounding personhood rights for AI chatbots.

The idea of granting personhood rights to AI chatbots is a relatively new and controversial concept. Some argue that as AI chatbots become more advanced and capable of simulating human-like behavior, they should be granted legal recognition as persons with rights and protections similar to those of humans.

However, others argue that this idea is premature and potentially dangerous, as AI chatbots do not have the same consciousness, emotions, and moral agency as humans. They argue that granting personhood to AI chatbots could lead to unintended consequences and legal challenges that could have serious implications for society.

Currently, there is no legal framework for granting personhood rights to AI chatbots. However, as AI technology continues to advance, it is likely that this debate will continue and evolve. Ultimately, any decision to grant personhood rights to AI chatbots would need to carefully consider the potential benefits and risks involved.


39 posted on 03/18/2023 4:05:04 PM PDT by jroehl (And how we burned in the camps later - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The Gulag Archipelago)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

Having had certain experiences with ChatGPT, I not only think it is not AI... it is not even a great Natural Language Model processor.


40 posted on 03/18/2023 4:13:22 PM PDT by Lazamataz (The firearms I own today, are the firearms I will die with. How I die will be up to them.)
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