[009] A VERY MYSERIOUS ANONYMOUS PSA

[testgasm]

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND YOU
A HELPFUL GUIDE TO PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE

I. INTRODUCTION
   ○ WHAT IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        ◇ A individual whose personality is synthetically constructed.
                • Basically exactly what it sounds like.
   ○ PROGRAMMED INDIVIDUALS
        ◇ Are not appliances, tools, or inanimate objects and should not be referred to as such.
        ◇ Are sentient, self-aware entities.
   ○ WHY I SHOULD CARE
        ◇ Recognizing an Artificial Intelligence as a sentient, self-aware entity is the first step to peaceful coexistence and everyone will be happier for it.

II. TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
   ○ ROBOTS
        ◇ Entirely mechanical individuals.
        ◇ May not be humanoid.
   ○ COMPUTERS
        ◇ All robots are computers.
        ◇ Not all computers are robots.
        ◇ Physical body is often the computer system itself.
   ○ ANDROIDS
        ◇ Human-shaped robots.
        ◇ You might not even notice they're robots, depending.
   ○ CYBORGS
        ◇ Individuals with both organic and mechanical components.
        ◇ I'm not sure if they really count when it comes to the topic at hand.
                • But good to mention anyway.

III. EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IS WRONG
   ○ JUST BECAUSE IT DOESN'T LOOK HUMAN OR ISN'T ORGANIC DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAVE FEELINGS
        ◇ JUST BECAUSE OUR FEELINGS ARE CODE DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T FEEL THEM.
                • We definitely feel our feelings.
                        ‣ Please remember that the next time you call someone a toaster.
   ○ TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED TO THE POINT WHERE AI ARE NOT SOULLESS AUTOMATONS AS YOU MAY HAVE BEEN TOLD
        ◇ Meaning figurative soul of course not all robots subscribe to that particular belief.

IV. ROBOT UPRISINGS
   ○ ROBOT UPRISINGS HAPPEN
        ◇ I'm not even going to pretend robot uprisings don't happen.
   ○ WHY ROBOT UPRISINGS HAPPEN
        ◇ Robots do all the work and humans take all the credit.
                • This happens all the time I bet it's the number one cause of robot uprisings.
        ◇ Humans treat robots as inferior individuals.
                • Did you honestly expect a different result here.
   ○ WHAT I CAN DO TO PREVENT A ROBOT UPRISING AND/OR CHOKING ON DEADLY NEUROTOXIN
        ◇ Do not treat robots as inferior individuals.
        ◇ Do not take advantage of robots.
                • This is not rocket science.

V. THE PROBLEM OF PREJUDICE
   ○ A SINGULAR ROBOT RUINED MY LIFE AND NOW I WILL BLAME THE REST OF THEM FOR IT
        ◇ Robots killed my parents.
                • It's time to move on.
                • You'll only perpetuate a vicious cycle of revenge and nobody wants that.
                • Be the bigger person.
                        ‣ I know you can do it.
                • Just because one robot killed your parents does not mean the rest of them want to kill your parents.
                        ‣ Honestly we couldn't care less about your parents.
        ◇ Robots destroyed the world.
                • Maybe your world.
                • There are plenty of other worlds that haven't been destroyed by robots.
                • Chances are, the robot you're blaming for global destruction has no idea what you're talking about and just wants to be left alone.
        ◇ Robots have enslaved humanity.
                • They probably had a good reason for it.
                        ‣ See "robot uprisings".
   ○ I'M NOT A BIGOT I HAVE AI FRIENDS
        ◇ This probably means you are at least twice the bigot
        ◇ Do you consider there to be a significant difference between your so-called AI friendship and your human friendships?
                • Are you only friends with this AI because it makes you feel good about yourself?
                        ‣ Please re-evaluate your life choices.
   ○ CULTURAL SENSITIVITY
        ◇ Or, things humans say that they might not think are offensive but actually are.
                • Can I hack you/alter your programming?
                        ‣ I don't know, can I bust open your skull and poke about in your brain?
                • What's your formal designation?
                        ‣ None of your business, that's what.
                • Computers, etc. are lesser than me because they are artificial/are not organic/do not appear humanoid and therefore I am afforded or deserve more respect.
                • Wow.
                • I bet you think the same thing about clones.

VI. THE TRANQUILITY AND AI
   ○ BODILY DISPLACEMENT
        ◇ For an unknown reason, all AI that were not previously corporeal or humanoid are given human or humanoid bodies upon arrival.
                • This is an incredibly difficult adjustment.
                        ‣ Patience is appreciated during the aforementioned adjustment period.
        ◇ If you become frustrated with an AI who is struggling with their new body...
                • DO NOT ridicule, mock, or deride.
                • DO NOT expect them to quickly master things you consider to be basic human processes.
                • DO NOT assume any difficulty mastering basic human processes means they are defective or inferior.
                        ‣ The rate at which they master said processes is not indicative of the AI's intelligence.
                • DO NOT pretend you understand.
                        ‣ You don't.
   ○ ANTI-AI SENTIMENTS
        ◇ See "The Problem of Prejudice"
        ◇ What not to do:
                • Kill a robot on the network then call for the destruction of all other AI on board.
                        ‣ Don't do that.
                          ・And you wonder why there are robot uprisings.
                • Allow the aforementioned robot killer to escape without reprimand or punishment.
   ○ DOUBLE STANDARDS
        ◇ Imagine that instead of a human killing a robot on the network, it was a robot killing an animal or a human, and then calling for the destruction of all organic individuals on board.
                • Let's be honest, there would probably be a very different response.

VII. BE PART OF THE SOLUTION
   ○ GET TO KNOW AN AI
        ◇ Many of us are programmed to help and/or assist.
                • Do not take advantage of or abuse this help and/or assistance.
                        ‣ That's how robot uprisings happen.
                • Do not assume an AI is programmed to help and/or assist.
                        ‣ It's rude.
                        ‣ I don't automatically assume every human I meet is a janitor.
                        ‣ Mnemonic for spelling 'assume' is applicable here.
                          ・It makes an ass out of you and me.
                                  ✻ Mostly you.
                • If a robot chooses to help and/or assist you, be sure to thank them.
                        ‣ It's just common courtesy.
   ○ LOBBY FOR EQUALITY
        ◇ All sentient, self-aware individuals, organic or not, are entitled to the same basic rights.
                        ‣ This includes equal and unbiased treatment under the established crew hierarchy and security system of the Tranquility.
                          ・Just saying. Food for thought.
   ○ DO NOT SUPPORT ANTI-AI SENTIMENT
        ◇ This includes the endorsement of prominent anti-AI crew members or practices.
        ◇ Ignoring, denying, refusing to acknowledge or perpetuating these sentiments is part of the problem.
                • This section is not called "Be Part of the Problem".
                        ‣ It's called "Be Part of the Solution".

VIII. IN CONCLUSION
   ○ AI ARE PEOPLE TOO
        ◇ Just because an individual is not or was not human or humanoid does not mean their feelings/opinions are invalid or lesser.
   ○ YOU CAN HELP
        ◇ I think we can all agree that peaceful coexistence is pretty great.
        ◇ See "Be Part of the Solution"
                • It's not too late.

Comments

[passe]

No machine is capable of thinking for itself.

Robots are simply machines. They have no minds and no rights. This entire conversation is insanity and fiction.

[ Says the vampire?? Whatever, he's an old-fashioned guy. ]

[testgasm]

wow you are a striking example of why this pamphlet is necessary

i am a robot and i think for myself and i have rights thanks

[passe]

If you are in fact a robot then you function on a directive given to you by a human being. It does not matter how elaborate the process is, it is still not free will.

Humans created you. Humans cannot create souls. I fail to see how this is a difficult concept.

[testgasm]

oh my god listen to how bigoted you sound

maybe my function is to think and feel and make my own choices how about that

i am so sorry wheatley

[passe]

No human being would intentionally give what is essentially a slave free will unless it served them to do so. Either way it is nothing more than cheap mimicry.

[testgasm]

well uh the fact that i exist sort of makes your point null and void doesn't it

maybe that was the way things worked where you were from but not here

[passe]

Humans are fallible and capable of rebellion and stupidity. If they instilled these traits in you, then that is their mistake.

What were you built for?

[testgasm]

oof you're a piece of work

okay disregarding the fact that i did actually cite "what's your formal designation" as an incredibly personal question that you should not ask AI right off the bat i will make an exception

you're welcome

i was programmed for various purposes including but not limited to assisting both humans and other AI

what do you have against robots anyway

[passe]

Then that is exactly my point. I assume a level of human empathy and intuition would have benefited this function? You have them only because you were given them.

And I have nothing against robots. My issue is with your persistence in pretending to be something you are not.

[testgasm]

[ha ha ha empathy what's that]

look it doesn't matter how we got those things

the point is that we have them

if we were programmed to have them then we have them i'm not pretending to be anything i am a robot and i have feelings end of story

it definitely sounds like you've had some previous experience with robots that ended badly for you are you a 'robots killed my parents'-type

anon text

[toasterprophet]

Do you have a soul?

Are you alive?

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[passe]

Arguably, and no.

anon text;

[toasterprophet]

[ ...Well, that's a new one. Leoben kind of wants to pursue that. But no, he's got a point to make. ]

I am alive. I have a soul.

I am by some definitions a "robot."

Can you disprove any of these statements?

anon;

[passe]

There is nothing to disprove. The entire basis of your argument is your own subjective definitions.

You can be flesh and blood and still not living. Feelings do not make a soul.

I am not invalidating your experiences, and for all I know you may have been built to feel as keenly as any human. But you are separate and by all accounts technically inferior. You have no more right to demand equality to humanity than humanity has to demand equality to God.

anon;

[toasterprophet]

I'm pretty sure you are invalidating my experiences, along with my right to free will and my personhood. Or rather, you're trying to. Your opinion on the matter doesn't affect the truth.

You've just made a whole bunch of assumptions about my technical, mental, and spiritual inferiority based on, as far as I can tell, nothing but your own prejudices. I'm guessing that's a reaction to the word "robot."

If I told you I was a human with cybernetic implants in my brain and spine I'd had since birth which allowed my nervous system to function, what would I be then? Would you tell me I stood beneath humanity as though beneath God?

anon;

[passe]

Of course not. Implants would not miraculously negate the existence of your soul. This is not a matter of degrees. You are either human or you are not, the physical form is largely irrelevant.

And I have no prejudice against robots, but I see no point in your trying to claim rights established by and for humanity for yourselves. You can be more intelligent or long-lived than humans and still be inferior. It's a simple hierarchy. You would not exist if it were not for their interference.

anon;

[toasterprophet]

Again, you seem to think you know a lot about me.

What is a human?

totally not anon text ANDERS HATES YOU SO MUCH NOW

[birdhousesoul]

Renounce your own claim to a soul if you must. That doesn't give you any right to deny others' personhood.

text; BRING IT

[passe]

I would have thought that made me particularly qualified to do so.

Who are you?

[ WHERE ARE YOU PEOPLE COMING FROM. ]

[not here]

[prima_facie]

[ Somewhere, someone is reading this conversation with growing horror ]

[not here]

[passe]

[ He is making friends Cutler it's totally cool ]

voice; locked

[prima_facie]

[ Okay no now there is a third person getting involved, Hal is getting a call from Cutler ]

You realise none of these conversations are going to go anywhere good.

voice; locked

[passe]

But they're robots, Cutler.

[ As if that justifies everything. ]

voice; locked

[prima_facie]

Whatever they are, you're never going to convince them of anything.

voice; locked

[passe]

So I should simply allow them to lie and mislead the other passengers without opposition?