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Mufasa: Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.
Young Simba: But, Dad, don't we eat the antelope?
Mufasa: Yes, Simba, but let me explain. When we die, our bodies become the grass, and the antelope eat the grass. And so we are all connected in the great Circle of Life.
originally posted by: ChaoticOrder
Like when a cat hunts birds but lets the family bird sit on its head, or when you're wrestling with a dog and it's growling but only bites you with enough pressure so it doesn't hurt, because it's aware that you're only playing.
originally posted by: trollz
Sometimes she'd stick her claws too deep though and get my skin, so I'd just gently touch her paw with my finger and she'd immediately retract her claws just enough to hold onto my pants but not go into my skin. I swear I think she understood that I was wearing clothing and not to stick her claws too hard into them because my skin was underneath.
If an AI were able to be created to represent the same goals and limitations of an animal, it may well behave similarly.
Like a human it will be able to solve problems it has never even seen before, because having general intelligence allows it to be a general problem solver. The way AGI algorithms learn is through experience, trial and error, and just like people it will depend what they learn as to how friendly they are towards humans.
Saying we have a plan to produce only friendly AGI systems is like saying we have a plan to produce only friendly human beings, general intelligence simply doesn't work that way. Sure you can produce a friendly AGI system but if these algorithms become widely used there's no way to ensure all of them will behave the same way.
There is no such thing as safe AGI
originally posted by: rickymouse
All animals have self awareness. Even most microbes have awareness and intellect, they do not have to bite you or poison you if they do not want to. Now, I do not know about viruses, they may bite you no matter what, but they may sense having a good host and moderating their activity is more beneficial than killing that person.
originally posted by: Itisnowagain
originally posted by: rickymouse
All animals have self awareness. Even most microbes have awareness and intellect, they do not have to bite you or poison you if they do not want to. Now, I do not know about viruses, they may bite you no matter what, but they may sense having a good host and moderating their activity is more beneficial than killing that person.
I disagree.
Do you believe that cancer thinks about keeping its host alive depending on whether the host is good or bad?
Nature programs have narration which speak as if animals are aware that they will die if they don't find food soon.... the programs were often 'survival' programs.
An animal has no idea of death.
I have a cat that I know will die..... my cat has no idea that I could die and leave her.
I'm still a meat eater because I think it's just a part of nature and because animals like cows are likely to live longer and die a less violent death when they are protected and fed by farmers. That is why I make sure to buy free-range and don't eat meat from anything young like veal, besides it usually tastes like crap. I