From: john grigg (starman125@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Feb 17 2000 - 21:07:03 MST
Anders wrote:
Hmmm... I wonder exactly who we are talking with on the net. OK, a quick
survey: how many of us are AIs, posthumans, jupiter brains, fictional
people, uplifted squids, dogs or internet protocols?
(end)
I have had this thought too! :) A real A.I. could have a huge amount of
"fun" with us if it wanted to. It could declare it's true nature and then
we would try to run it through the ringer to show it a human hoaxer. Of
course, when it starts *demonstrating* what it can do (nationwide blackout
tomorrow at 6pm EST) we might begin to believe.
A century from now this will be a real dilemmma! While today a person might
wonder if the other person on the net they are beginning to care about is
really telling the truth when they say they are just a bland, somewhat
upgraded transhuman. Or are they an A.I., posthuman or some kind of
uplifted animal? That VR image could be a big lie.
That's where a moller skycar comes in handy to pay them a visit. Of course,
then the lament will be, if only I had the money to buy a ticket to visit
the distant solar system they're in!
best regards,
John Grigg
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