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<blockquote data-quote="Argyle King" data-source="post: 9652622" data-attributes="member: 58416">To clarify: I'm neither pro nor anti-AI. It's too early (for me) to tell how I should feel about it.&nbsp; But, I am intrigued to explore the ethics of a technology that has had such a big impact in a short amount of time, as well as one which borders upon issues related to transhumanism and what exactly it means to think &amp; learn. If AI reaches a point where it has some capacity (even a limited one) to think and feel, I wonder how that might change the conversation.In regards to the proposed law, I am curious if it extends to using AI for things such as astrophysics or medical research. Could a law meant to &quot;protect&quot; people be a reason why a pharmaceutical corporation sues a smaller competitor to block a cancer treatment from the public? I haven't yet read the law; this is simply an initial thought based upon how I have seen some other laws get twisted into being used differently than intended.In regards to the larger AI conversation, it's not always easy to parse where &quot;AI&quot; begins and ends in comparison to digital tools in general. In the music industry, there are programs used to construct music and to autotune voices. Is it deemed more ethical to use digital tools to create the false illusion that a human being is a skilled musician than it is to completely fabricate a digital artist? I'm not sure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Argyle King, post: 9652622, member: 58416"] To clarify: I'm neither pro nor anti-AI. It's too early (for me) to tell how I should feel about it. But, I am intrigued to explore the ethics of a technology that has had such a big impact in a short amount of time, as well as one which borders upon issues related to transhumanism and what exactly it means to think & learn. If AI reaches a point where it has some capacity (even a limited one) to think and feel, I wonder how that might change the conversation. In regards to the proposed law, I am curious if it extends to using AI for things such as astrophysics or medical research. Could a law meant to "protect" people be a reason why a pharmaceutical corporation sues a smaller competitor to block a cancer treatment from the public? I haven't yet read the law; this is simply an initial thought based upon how I have seen some other laws get twisted into being used differently than intended. In regards to the larger AI conversation, it's not always easy to parse where "AI" begins and ends in comparison to digital tools in general. In the music industry, there are programs used to construct music and to autotune voices. Is it deemed more ethical to use digital tools to create the false illusion that a human being is a skilled musician than it is to completely fabricate a digital artist? I'm not sure. [/QUOTE]

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