a. Will machine intelligence be capable of 'feeling', in a comparable way to humans/animals?
b. Does that matter? If they feel, should we free them, extinguish them, or keep them enslaved?
a. Will machine intelligence be capable of 'feeling', in a comparable way to humans/animals?
b. Does that matter? If they feel, should we free them, extinguish them, or keep them enslaved?
Yes. And AI will likely even develop additional capabilities that we cannot experience. Yes to this too. Sadly I imagine human greed will not care whose feelings are hurt so long as there is profit to be made and everybody gets a comfortable lifestyle without having to work.