PHIL: Is it ethical to create special purpose sentients?

From: Delvieron@aol.com
Date: Tue Mar 02 1999 - 21:29:49 MST


Billy,

   Thank you for taking the time to comment on my hypothetical. I think
perhaps I used the wrong term. I should not have called my program an expert
system program, as you seem to indicate that this involves a specific type of
programming as opposed to its purpose. What I really wanted was a
hypothetical program that could give "expert" advice on its subject, and learn
from experience. I also had its hypothetical designer add on some of the
programs capabilities later on, such as giving it a broader knowledge base to
give context to its decisions. Could you perhaps suggest some programming
techniques that might in future produce the type of AI I have suggested, or is
this not a realistic possibility?

    I was interested to hear that some big project has been working on
developing such an expert system for a decade. Do you have any more
information on this project? Thanks for your input.

Glen Finney



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