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Kenton Varda

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Kenton Varda @KentonVarda
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People fretting about whether AI is conscious and therefore deserves human rights are missing a key point: our system of rights and ethics derive not just from our intelligence but also our fragility, which AI doesn't have. Imagine a world where everyone could make a backup of

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Plastic Soldier @PlastiqSoldier

I was with you until you implied that AIs don't and shouldn't have self-preservation instincts.