Re: Why would AI want to be friendly?

From: Eugene Leitl (eugene.leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Tue Sep 26 2000 - 06:54:20 MDT

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Samantha Atkins writes:

> > I don't see any rational reason for being nice to those who can't
> > reciprocate. (Of course I'm still being nice, I'm only human).
>
> This is rather a distressing prognosis for any smarter AI or alien that
> happens along. We can look forward to them treating us about like we
> treat animals?

Probably more something like yeast.

I would be very delighted if you told me why not. It's not that I
enjoy such gloomy logic, but.

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