> >So, why should an AI be treated different here? I don't understand the argument for this.
> Because the AI is not a human and only humans have rights, including the right to learn.
Okay then: Who counts as 'human'? What's the qualifier for being a 'human'?
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(The following questions all point to the same underlying question.)
Are you human if you have only one leg or 8 fingers due to a genetic deformity? What about albinism or sickle cell disease?
If someone had robotic implants, are they human? Is it inhuman to have an artificial leg? What about both legs?
Same scenario as above, but both arms & legs are replaced. Are they human?
Same as above, but now everything below the torso has been replaced. Same question.
Same question, but now everything below the neck.
If someone were to successfully transplant their brains into a robot body, are they still human?
Someone embeds a neural implant into their brain: Still human?
Same question, now multiple neural implants.
Same question, but now the brain-to-implant ratio is 2:1. Brain mass & neural count hasn't changed since then.
Same question, but with the brain-to-implant ratio now 3:1.
Okay then: Who counts as 'human'? What's the qualifier for being a 'human'?
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(The following questions all point to the same underlying question.)
Are you human if you have only one leg or 8 fingers due to a genetic deformity? What about albinism or sickle cell disease?
If someone had robotic implants, are they human? Is it inhuman to have an artificial leg? What about both legs?
Same scenario as above, but both arms & legs are replaced. Are they human?
Same as above, but now everything below the torso has been replaced. Same question.
Same question, but now everything below the neck.
If someone were to successfully transplant their brains into a robot body, are they still human?
Someone embeds a neural implant into their brain: Still human?
Same question, now multiple neural implants.
Same question, but now the brain-to-implant ratio is 2:1. Brain mass & neural count hasn't changed since then.
Same question, but with the brain-to-implant ratio now 3:1.
4:1. 5:1. 6:1. 8:1. 10:1. 15:1. 20:1. 30:1. 50:1. 100:1. 200:1. 500:1. 1000:1.
The neural count now starts to decrease because of regular cell degradation. What's the percentage point before they're considered non-human?
90%? 80%? 70%? 60%? 50%? 40%? 30%? 20%? 10%? 5%? 2%? 1%? 0.5%? 0.2%? 0.1%? 0.01%? 0.001%?
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Where is the dividing line between 'human' and 'non-human'?