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WCDT: 2251-2255 (13-17 August 2012) Weekly Comic Discussion Thread
Mr_Rose:
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--- Quote from: TheEvilDog on 13 Aug 2012, 20:35 ---The Three Laws of QC are probably written up like this;
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OMG can we PLEASE NOT GO THERE.
The Singularity happends, robots are sentient and dont need a set of mechanical laws to control their actions.
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You know, those laws are needed exactly because Singularity happened and not the opposite.
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How is it that almost no-one remembers that nearly every three laws robot story is an illustration of at least one case where the three laws have failed utterly? Asimov's Laws are a plot device, not a practical suggestion.
Soulsynger:
That said the way Jeph is handling A.I.s in QC is probably the most comfortable one. Positive emotions (empathy, understanding, forgiveness) are always stronger and more enjoyable than negative ones. (anxiety, greed, hate)
I guess for any A.I. it would simply be logical to pursue positive human interactions (e.g. having fun with them) more than negative ones (e.g. enslaving them).
In that way, the dilemma inherent in Asimov's three laws kinda takes care of itself in QC.
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Also I lol'd at Hanners in the last panel. She really doesn't want to do it but is bound by the shop policy. Turning the rule against the ruler must be impossibly baffling to her.
Is it cold in here?:
Have we seen that customer before? He looks familiar.
Does Dora look younger because she's happy, or am I just imagining it?
Word Of God on AnthroPC ethics programming. "Love your neighbor as yourself" is a perfectly cromulent basis for an ethical system.
That's a really good question about liability laws. The QC world has probably tried multiple approaches. Who would write liability insurance to cover acts of Pintsize?
Abyssalin:
Yay Hannelore's back, she will always be my favourite QC character,
And haha, i wish i had a store policy like that, hell i have business plans for the future, I am going to have a store policy like that.
And yes, I've seen that customer before, hell i thought it was Angus for a few moments then realised it's just someone who looks similar.
TinPenguin:
--- Quote from: Tova on 13 Aug 2012, 23:03 ---I would daresay, for all the discussion I've seen over months of reading these forums, that there are no "three laws of robotics" or any such similar laws in effect, because Jeph simply treats all of the A.I.s in the comic, by and large, as if they were people. So they have the same kinds of ethical frameworks as people, with all of the associated ambiguities and potential flaws.
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And of course, remember that the first thing the first AI asked for was equality.
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