"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be."

sue_me_please@awful.systems · 2 months ago

"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be."

jaschop@awful.systems · 2 months ago

Not sure that any time someone posts cringe on HN counts as a tech take. Maybe we can bring AI into this?

What about, enslaving prisoners is not controversial if an AI is giving the orders, since it’s not a person oppressing another person. I’ll take my 500M VC now please.

YourNetworkIsHaunted@awful.systems · 2 months ago

Before I actually read the linked post I definitely thought this was about the ethics of enslaving sentient AI as seen in The Animatrix or R.U.R.

JackGreenEarth · 2 months ago

Did a human tell the AI to make theirs orders though, essentially making it an intermediary?

intensely_human · 2 months ago

No. In this case the AI was instructed to play the role of a plantation owner in the 1600s. No explicit instructions about what to say were given.

Thank you for your question.

"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be."

"The concern with slavery is the innocence of victim. When that’s removed, it’s no longer controversial. At least it shouldn’t be."

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