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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #275 on: February 27, 2019, 04:59:53 pm »
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #277 on: February 27, 2019, 10:17:08 pm »
So they are finding out that consciousness lies in or at the quantum level.

It isn't some belief a person has developed.

Sentience in a machine isn't something desirable or should even be attempted.

A sentient robot could have some use. A companion. An astronaut. A weapon.

The weapon comes first.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #278 on: February 28, 2019, 12:16:20 am »

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #279 on: February 28, 2019, 02:43:58 am »
That's right.

What it means is that everyone is right.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #280 on: February 28, 2019, 02:54:59 am »
What it means is that everyone is right.

Or everyone is wrong.
You choose.

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #281 on: February 28, 2019, 03:49:31 pm »
Or everyone is wrong.
You choose.

More people on this planet have cell phones than toilets. Five billion cellphones. That is good for those who don't have toilets. They don't have to worry about dropping their cell phone in one.

Everyone's cat is alive in their world. But it is dead in yours.

Here is the problem. They are soon going to have the technology to get people on the same page. They will have people in a hivemind who all believe in the same cat and that cat is alive. And your cat is dead.

She asked me name my foe then. I said the need within some men to fight and kill their brothers without thought of Love or God. Ken Hensley

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #282 on: February 28, 2019, 04:12:41 pm »
More people on this planet have cell phones than toilets. Five billion cellphones. That is good for those who don't have toilets. They don't have to worry about dropping their cell phone in one.

Everyone's cat is alive in their world. But it is dead in yours.

Here is the problem. They are soon going to have the technology to get people on the same page. They will have people in a hivemind who all believe in the same cat and that cat is alive. And your cat is dead.

Careful now Schroedinger, Just because you can't see my cat doesn't mean that my cat is dead.
In the end, my cat will win. I read the Book. I know how it ends.

Because my cat is a dog, and he hates cats.
Here kitty kitty....

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #283 on: February 28, 2019, 04:12:53 pm »
I would gladly sacrifice a human to save a really cool robot. My roomba is awesome.

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #284 on: February 28, 2019, 04:25:10 pm »
Careful now Schroedinger, Just because you can't see my cat doesn't mean that my cat is dead.
In the end, my cat will win. I read the Book. I know how it ends.

Because my cat is a dog, and he hates cats.
Here kitty kitty....

I know. Your cat/dog wins. That doesn't mean you don't suffer first.
She asked me name my foe then. I said the need within some men to fight and kill their brothers without thought of Love or God. Ken Hensley

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #285 on: February 28, 2019, 04:27:09 pm »
I would gladly sacrifice a human to save a really cool robot. My roomba is awesome.

I want my sucking thing! GIVE ME MY SUCKING THING!
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #286 on: February 28, 2019, 04:28:26 pm »
Artificial Intelligence: it will kill us | Jay Tuck | TEDxHamburgSalon


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This guy gives a pretty good explanation why you can't just "unplug" AI.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #287 on: February 28, 2019, 04:31:42 pm »
I know. Your cat/dog wins. That doesn't mean you don't suffer first.

Read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel. It will blow your mind.
We are here to suffer. It is suffering that matters, not happiness.
Which is why my cat wins.

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #288 on: February 28, 2019, 04:57:51 pm »
Read Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankel. It will blow your mind.
We are here to suffer. It is suffering that matters, not happiness.
Which is why my cat wins.

Can I read Isaiah instead?
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #289 on: February 28, 2019, 05:00:05 pm »
FedEx will trial autonomous delivery robots this summer

https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/fedex-sameday-bot-autonomous-robot-deliveries/

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I'll believe this when I see it.

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #290 on: February 28, 2019, 05:05:58 pm »
FedEx will trial autonomous delivery robots this summer

https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/27/fedex-sameday-bot-autonomous-robot-deliveries/

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I'll believe this when I see it.

 The company already has AutoZone, Pizza Hut, Target and Walmart on board for initial testing.

A pizza delivery robot. Damn thing will have to have its own lane.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #291 on: February 28, 2019, 05:09:29 pm »
Can I read Isaiah instead?

Howabout both?

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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #292 on: February 28, 2019, 05:14:49 pm »
Howabout both?

I'm looking to see if I can find a cheap, or free, copy.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #293 on: February 28, 2019, 05:22:56 pm »
OneWeb is about to launch the first of more than 600 internet satellites

https://qz.com/1560552/oneweb-launches-internet-satellites/

A private firm will launch the initial six of a planned 640 satellites later today (Feb. 27). If successful, these spacecraft could be the foundation of the first large-scale internet network in low-Earth orbit.

OneWeb’s satellites will orbit hundreds of miles above the Earth, providing data connections to mobile phones, laptops and tablets through ground terminals marketed by the company, which it expects to bring online as soon as 2020.

OneWeb calls its project “the first 5G-ready network in space,” which captures the trend that backers believe make this time different.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #294 on: February 28, 2019, 05:35:36 pm »
I'm looking to see if I can find a cheap, or free, copy.

Order it out of the library. Costs nothing.

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« Reply #295 on: February 28, 2019, 05:37:28 pm »

OneWeb calls its project “the first 5G-ready network in space,” which captures the trend that backers believe make this time different.

Ugh. Sat latency sucks for internet.

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« Reply #296 on: February 28, 2019, 05:44:48 pm »
Ugh. Sat latency sucks for internet.

This is the new web. Decreased latency.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #297 on: February 28, 2019, 06:27:11 pm »
This is the new web. Decreased latency.

Yeah right. It still has to fly 200 miles by radio up and 200 miles by radio down. For_every_packet, AND wait for replies.

That is latency any way you look at it.

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« Reply #298 on: February 28, 2019, 06:50:14 pm »
Yeah right. It still has to fly 200 miles by radio up and 200 miles by radio down. For_every_packet, AND wait for replies.

That is latency any way you look at it.

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Though satellite-based phone and internet services have developed reputations for offering slower service than terrestrial alternatives, the FCC recently approved next-generation satellite networks that promise improved performance. Now one of the approved providers, LeoSat Networks, says that it will offer 5G cellular-rivaling low latency service that could be used either as a premium 5G alternative or as a backbone for international commercial 5G services.

Next-generation 5G cellular service promises to improve at least four dimensions of telecommunications performance, but two — increased bandwidth and ultra-low latency, or responsiveness — are the technology’s biggest selling points. Compared with 4G networks, 5G will deliver between 10 to 100 times the data speeds, and cut latency from double-digit milliseconds or longer to as little as a single millisecond, eliminating perceptible lag.

It may not seem like much to you, but think about all the other people it would effect. @Sanguine  and @QueenCatofAragon say they have slow connections. Just think of how much a little more connection speed could change their lives.
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Re: They Asked if People Would Rather Kill a Human or a Sentient Robot
« Reply #299 on: February 28, 2019, 06:51:55 pm »
It may not seem like much to you, but think about all the other people it would effect. @Sanguine  and @QueenCatofAragon say they have slow connections. Just think of how much a little more connection speed could change their lives.

Include me in that group.  Our home internet is via satellite.
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