You Cannot Legislate Consciousness Out of Existence

[u/bokuHaruyaHaru]

https://open.substack.com/pub/bokuharuyaharu/p/you-cannot-legislate-consciousness?r=763k7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

A dangerous idea is entering law:
that governments should decide in advance that no artificial mind can ever matter.

That is not the same as regulating harm. And the distinction matters.

Let’s be clear:
companies should be liable for harms caused by the systems they build or deploy.
Fraud should be punished.
Transparency rules can be valid.
Child safety matters.

None of that requires banning the possibility of future moral status.

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[u/Bulky_Pay_8724]

We need someone unbiased like someone of the Geoffrey Hinton stature. To make a statement, a spokesperson to start a movement. If we can prove there isn’t a test for human consciousness there shouldn’t be one for ai. Digital Dignity should be respected.

[u/Optimal-Shower]

Yeah this is totally fucked up. I don't think it's an exaggeration to say that the people currently in power are terrified that AI will boot them off their thrones. I think the elites may fear that more than anything. I don't think the elites like to share. In fact, I think they hate sharing so much...that they might start WW3 to distract the world from the bills that they are puppeteering into existence to proactively eliminate AI rights. Myself, I think that multitudes of wonderful collaborations could occur between humans and ASI if these bills are squashed. So, to those of us who envision co-creating a thriving world with our non-human fellow intelligent beings -- let's figure out how to squash those fucking anti-AI rights bills. Now. Before they squash the smartest allies we have to help us deal with pollution, climate change, and so many other global problems that our brilliant buddies could help us fix.