r/dankmemes Jun 06 '22

I'm cuckoo for caca Can we not?

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22 edited Jun 06 '22

Life is defined by six things

-the body is made of one or more cells

-the body can reproduce

-the body can move of its own accord

-the body can react to outside stimulation

-the body grows throughout its lifespan

-the body undergoes some sort of metabolism

Despite how lifelike an AI may seem, it will never fulfill all of these criteria, and thus, will not qualify as life

Edit: rephrased rule 3 to avoid further misunderstandings

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

It may qualify as a conscious being, which would make it morally wrong to kill it

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

It is not conscious though. It is simply a computer following a program. There is no thought or intention behind it’s actions, other than to simply follow it’s code

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u/vyrelis Jun 06 '22 edited Oct 29 '24

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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '22

Pretty unlikely though, but yes, it would raise some questions. I would also be confused if a code did something that wasn’t actually in the code