Yuval Noah Harari
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But when you suffer, you know. Yes. And also in ethical terms, it's more important to be aware of sufferings than of any other emotion. If you're doing something which is causing all kinds of emotions to all kinds of people, first of all, you need to notice if you're causing a lot of suffering to someone.
But when you suffer, you know. Yes. And also in ethical terms, it's more important to be aware of sufferings than of any other emotion. If you're doing something which is causing all kinds of emotions to all kinds of people, first of all, you need to notice if you're causing a lot of suffering to someone.
But when you suffer, you know. Yes. And also in ethical terms, it's more important to be aware of sufferings than of any other emotion. If you're doing something which is causing all kinds of emotions to all kinds of people, first of all, you need to notice if you're causing a lot of suffering to someone.
If some people like it and some people are bored by it and some people are a bit angry at you and some people are suffering because of what you do, you first of all have to know, oh, Now, sometimes you still have to do it. You know, the world is a complicated place. I don't know, you have an epidemic, governments decide to have all those social isolation regulations or whatever.
If some people like it and some people are bored by it and some people are a bit angry at you and some people are suffering because of what you do, you first of all have to know, oh, Now, sometimes you still have to do it. You know, the world is a complicated place. I don't know, you have an epidemic, governments decide to have all those social isolation regulations or whatever.
If some people like it and some people are bored by it and some people are a bit angry at you and some people are suffering because of what you do, you first of all have to know, oh, Now, sometimes you still have to do it. You know, the world is a complicated place. I don't know, you have an epidemic, governments decide to have all those social isolation regulations or whatever.
So in certain cases, yes, you need to do it, even though it can cause tremendous suffering, but you need to be very aware of the cost and to be very, very, you have to ask yourself again and again and again, is it worth it? Is it still worth it?
So in certain cases, yes, you need to do it, even though it can cause tremendous suffering, but you need to be very aware of the cost and to be very, very, you have to ask yourself again and again and again, is it worth it? Is it still worth it?
So in certain cases, yes, you need to do it, even though it can cause tremendous suffering, but you need to be very aware of the cost and to be very, very, you have to ask yourself again and again and again, is it worth it? Is it still worth it?
This is the most important thing to ask about AI. Can it suffer? Because if AI can suffer, then it is an ethical subject and it needs protection. It needs rights, just like humans and animals.
This is the most important thing to ask about AI. Can it suffer? Because if AI can suffer, then it is an ethical subject and it needs protection. It needs rights, just like humans and animals.
This is the most important thing to ask about AI. Can it suffer? Because if AI can suffer, then it is an ethical subject and it needs protection. It needs rights, just like humans and animals.
That's part of the danger, that it basically hacks our operating system and it uses some of our best qualities against us. It's very, very good that humans are attuned to suffering and that we don't want to cause suffering, that we have compassion. That's one of the most wonderful things about humans. And if we now create AIs which use this to manipulate us, this is a terrible thing.
That's part of the danger, that it basically hacks our operating system and it uses some of our best qualities against us. It's very, very good that humans are attuned to suffering and that we don't want to cause suffering, that we have compassion. That's one of the most wonderful things about humans. And if we now create AIs which use this to manipulate us, this is a terrible thing.
That's part of the danger, that it basically hacks our operating system and it uses some of our best qualities against us. It's very, very good that humans are attuned to suffering and that we don't want to cause suffering, that we have compassion. That's one of the most wonderful things about humans. And if we now create AIs which use this to manipulate us, this is a terrible thing.
Yes, I think we have to be very careful about it. And if it emerges spontaneously, we need to be careful. We can't rule out the possibility that AI will develop consciousness. We don't know enough about consciousness to be sure. So if it develops spontaneously, we need to be very careful about how we understand it. But if people intentionally...
Yes, I think we have to be very careful about it. And if it emerges spontaneously, we need to be careful. We can't rule out the possibility that AI will develop consciousness. We don't know enough about consciousness to be sure. So if it develops spontaneously, we need to be very careful about how we understand it. But if people intentionally...
Yes, I think we have to be very careful about it. And if it emerges spontaneously, we need to be careful. We can't rule out the possibility that AI will develop consciousness. We don't know enough about consciousness to be sure. So if it develops spontaneously, we need to be very careful about how we understand it. But if people intentionally...
design an AI that they know, they assume it has no consciousness, but in order to manipulate people, they use, again, this human strength, this human, the noble part of our nature against us, this should be forbidden. And similarly, on a more general level, that it should be forbidden for an AI to pretend to be a human being.
design an AI that they know, they assume it has no consciousness, but in order to manipulate people, they use, again, this human strength, this human, the noble part of our nature against us, this should be forbidden. And similarly, on a more general level, that it should be forbidden for an AI to pretend to be a human being.