Comments on: Yudkowsky to Speak on Global Catastropic Risks, Nov. 14 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/ The Singularity Institute exists to confront the challenge of powerful AI, both the opportunity and the risk. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:20:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jennifer http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-93137 Jennifer Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:54:56 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-93137 Hello Joshua - I apologize for bothering you, but I'm trying to track down an old essay (perhaps a white paper?) I read that concerned machines arguing for their rights. The premise was that computers would be able to argue that they were intelligent, and request legal protections, before they were actually intelligent. Do you know where I could find this paper, or its author? If not, could you point me in the direction of some people who might know the answer? Thank you for your time. Hello Joshua - I apologize for bothering you, but I’m trying to track down an old essay (perhaps a white paper?) I read that concerned machines arguing for their rights. The premise was that computers would be able to argue that they were intelligent, and request legal protections, before they were actually intelligent. Do you know where I could find this paper, or its author? If not, could you point me in the direction of some people who might know the answer?

Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Joshua Fox http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-93450 Joshua Fox Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:03:48 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-93450 "Biocyberethics: should we stop a company from unplugging an intelligent computer?" http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0594.html?printable=1 This is the closest I can think of, though It doesn't quite meet your description, “Biocyberethics: should we stop a company from unplugging an intelligent computer?”
http://www.kurzweilai.net/articles/art0594.html?printable=1

This is the closest I can think of, though It doesn’t quite meet your description,

]]> By: nico martirelli http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-99303 nico martirelli Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:21:54 +0000 http://www.singinst.org/blog/2008/10/15/yudkowsky-to-speak-on-global-catastropic-risks-nov-14/#comment-99303 Oh sadly I missed that date for just a couple of days, so I would like to encourage you to take a look to the problem of the LHC at CERN. The logical structure of the problem with it is quite similar to that of "strong AI", except the fact that the machine is run by said-of humans, instead the machines being ethical instances (sometimes human). Here at the singularity institute there is quite some insight and power to put a discussion about the CERN forward in the proper way, I suppose. Oh sadly I missed that date for just a couple of days, so I would like to encourage you to take a look to the problem of the LHC at CERN. The logical structure of the problem with it is quite similar to that of “strong AI”, except the fact that the machine is run by said-of humans, instead the machines being ethical instances (sometimes human).
Here at the singularity institute there is quite some insight and power to put a discussion about the CERN forward in the proper way, I suppose.

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