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RE: Will AI take over the world and enslave us?
What is it to "want"?
A Roomba has a low battery mode when it seeks out its recharge station. Is that the same as wanting?
What is it to "want"?
A Roomba has a low battery mode when it seeks out its recharge station. Is that the same as wanting?
All creatures are driven by emotions, including us. Depends if you think a bit of programming logic is equivalent. Can a Roomba be said to suffer if it can't charge up? It all gets philosophical
I don't think a simple bit of programming logic is analogous to an emotion. But I think you are linking suffering to emotion - which is interesting to note.
It does get philosophical of course, but the distinctions are important.